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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
901 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,645 people earned their degree in human services, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, human services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,302 and had an average of $28,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,047 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $33,666 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 901 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 264 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Fullerton is $4,291 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Cal State Fullerton Human Services Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $2,455 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Services at California State University - Dominguez Hills

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 143 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUMB, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $7,688 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CSUMB.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full California State University - Monterey Bay Human Services Report

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Western Washington University is $9,743 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Services at WWU

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #5 spot on the list. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNLV is $9,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Human Services Report

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $9,875 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full CWU Human Services Report

#7

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

University of Phoenix - California landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - California also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,680 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Phoenix - California.

Read full report on Human Services at University of Phoenix - California

#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UO is $12,690 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Services at University of Oregon

#9

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

California Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

Cal Baptist also took the #6 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Baptist University is $20,277 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Services at Cal Baptist

#10

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California

Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NDNU is a small school located in Belmont, California that handed out 20 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NDNU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NDNU is $19,938 for far western us region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Human Services at Notre Dame de Namur 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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