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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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 $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #2 rank 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Human Services Report

#2

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at UNG

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. East Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ETSU Human Services Report

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mercer Human Services Report

#5

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

St. Leo University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Leo University are $14,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Leo University Human Services Report

#6

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

With a ranking of #6, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Human Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 16 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515.

Full SEU Human Services Report

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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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