2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,114 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human services programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian River State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2019-2020.
Indian River State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cumberlands, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cumberlands is $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Gordon State College is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 46 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Gordon has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,935 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students per year to attend Gordon.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 86 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rasmussen University - Florida, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2019-2020.
UNG also took the #7 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
Shorter University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Shorter has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shorter University is $19,495 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
With a ranking of #9, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 166 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Lindsey Wilson College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lindsey Wilson College is $15,435 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
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Southeastern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 17 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, SEU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern University is $24,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
Mercer University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Mercer has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students per year to attend Mercer University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.
SWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,750 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students per year to attend Southern Wesleyan University.
Read full report on Human Services at Southern Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #13, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students per year to attend ETSU.
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Bluefield College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bluefield, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2019-2020.
Bluefield College also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Bluefield College is $23,158 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
With a ranking of #15, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.
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Lees - McRae College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lees - McRae College also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Lees - McRae College is $21,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
Carson - Newman University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2019-2020.
Carson - Newman also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $17,471 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students per year to attend Carson - Newman University.
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Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Liberty University has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
Saint Leo University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
St. Leo University also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for St. Leo University is $18,869 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students.
Wingate University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate is located in Wingate, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students list, Wingate has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wingate is $18,759 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 7 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also took the #18 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,905 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students per year to attend Nova Southeastern University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Nova Southeastern University
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Queens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,078 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students per year to attend Queens University of Charlotte.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lenoir - Rhyne University, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University is $18,924 for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
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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%.
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