2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking.

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 Florida, there were 1,210 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,711 and $26,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida” ranking looked at 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services in Florida

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Human Services Report

#2

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$13,515 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students 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 Florida” 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.

Read more about Human Services at Southeastern University

#3

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$14,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in Florida list. Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

St. Leo University also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. 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.

Read full report on Human Services at St. Leo 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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