by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,238 people earned their degree in human services, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,839 and had an average of $30,553 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 275 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,760 and $47,305 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 80 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in human services. That schools that top this list have a program in human services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree human services students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 24 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut list. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a small public school situated in Winsted, Connecticut. It awarded 4 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinebaug Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut. Danielson, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Goodwin College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut list. East Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Housatonic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut list. Capital Community College is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Three Rivers Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #9. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school situated in Norwich, Connecticut. It awarded 2 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Norwalk Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut ranking. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Services at Gateway Community College
Tunxis Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut ranking. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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Asnuntuck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. Asnuntuck Community College is a public institution located in Enfield, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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