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2022 Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree human services students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Human Services at USF Tampa

#2

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Georgia are $18,354.

Full University of North Georgia Human Services Report

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students 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 East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

Read full report on Human Services at East Tennessee State University

#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 Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Mercer 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.

Mercer also took the #3 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 Mercer are $15,264.

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 Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 57 masters’s human services degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at St. Leo University

#6

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SEU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at Southeastern University

#7

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700.

Read more about Human Services at Lenoir - Rhyne 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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