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2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Human Services is the 74th most popular major in the country with 12,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 2,294 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,285 and $28,195 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 12 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at USF Tampa

#2

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG also took the #0 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Human Services at University of North Georgia

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679.

Full East Tennessee State University Human Services Report

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree human services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mercer has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mercer University Human Services Report

#5

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 57 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Leo University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Leo University are $14,568.

Full Saint Leo University Human Services Report

#6

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Services at SEU

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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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