2024 Best General Human Services Schools in Massachusetts
7Colleges in Massachusetts
433General Human Services Degrees Awarded
General Human Services is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #65 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general human services. Combined, these schools handed out 433 degrees in general human services to qualified students.
Your choice of general human services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Human Services Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Human Services in Massachusetts
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general human services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Massachusetts Schools in General Human Services
Northeastern University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general human services. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Quinsigamond Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general human services. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #854 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 79 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general human services needs to look into Anna Maria College. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton. A Best Colleges rank of #738 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Anna Maria is a great college overall.
There were about 6 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Mount Wachusett Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general human services. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 53rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 58 general human services students who graduated with this degree at MWCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 26 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 42 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Fisher College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.
Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 58th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 30 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Cambridge College in the most recent data year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 63rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 1 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network in the most recent data year.
Rankings in Majors Related to General Human Services
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).