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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services

194 Ranked Colleges
6,292 Degrees Awarded
$32,951 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Human Services Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Human Services is the 74th most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,292 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major” ranking, we looked at 194 colleges that offer a degree in human services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree human services students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services

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Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school situated in Mission, South Dakota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Sinte Gleska University

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Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindsey Wilson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major. Located in Columbia, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 176 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at Lindsey Wilson College

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Urshan College
Wentzville, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Urshan College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major. Wentzville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at Urshan College

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Boricua College
New York, New York

Out of the 194 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Boricua College landed the #4 spot on the list. Boricua College is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Human Services at Boricua College

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Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cazenovia College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major. Cazenovia is a small school located in Cazenovia, New York that handed out 44 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Cazenovia College

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Beacon College
Leesburg, Florida

Beacon College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Beacon College is a small school located in Leesburg, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Beacon Human Services Report

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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chestnut Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #7. CHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at Chestnut Hill College

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Grace Christian University
Wyoming, Michigan

Grace Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Wyoming, Michigan, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Grace Human Services Report

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Fisher College
Boston, Massachusetts

Fisher College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Fisher College

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Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Lincoln University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Lincoln

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Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, North Carolina

Lees - McRae College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 25 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Lees - McRae College

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Ottawa University - Milwaukee
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Human Services at Ottawa University - Milwaukee

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Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, California

Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Located in Belmont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Services at NDNU

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Gordon State College
Barnesville, Georgia

With a ranking of #14, Gordon State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. This small school is located in Barnesville, Georgia, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at Gordon

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Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Arkansas Baptist College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at Arkansas Baptist College

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, Virginia

Bluefield College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 26 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Bluefield College

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Southwestern Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #17. Southwestern Christian University is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Human Services at SCU

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Iowa Wesleyan University
Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Iowa Wesleyan University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Mount Pleasant, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Iowa Wesleyan

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Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa

Upper Iowa University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Services at UIU

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Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, Washington

Northwest Indian College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Northwest Indian College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 7 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Human Services at Northwest Indian College

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Antioch University - Midwest ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full Antioch University McGregor Human Services Report

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Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina

Southern Wesleyan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Central, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SWU Human Services Report

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California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #23. CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CSUMB Human Services Report

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. SMWC is a small school located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full SMWC Human Services Report

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 64 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Wayland Baptist University Human Services Report

Rest of the Best 30 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major

Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois
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Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa
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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina
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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri

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