2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Human Services in District of Columbia

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General Human Services is the 65th most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 19 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general human services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general human services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia general human services students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for General Human Services in District of Columbia

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

$55,014 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,760 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s general human services students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Human Services at CUA

2

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

$65,148 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,120 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s general human services students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Services at George Washington University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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