by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,686 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,282 and $25,386 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 921 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boricua College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Boricua College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 47 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cazenovia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cazenovia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cazenovia, New York. It awarded 44 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chestnut Hill College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincoln University is a small school located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania that handed out 66 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmira College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Elmira, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
New York City College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 122 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Monroe College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 88 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Mount Saint Mary College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Saint Mary College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hilbert College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hilbert College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hamburg, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Geneva College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lancaster Bible College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Towson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Elizabethtown College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Elizabethtown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Baltimore ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Baltimore is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
St. Joseph’s College - New York landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SJC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 18 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
University of Delaware landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Canisius College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Mercy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Touro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Touro College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #23, Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Waynesburg University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Waynesburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 ranking of #25, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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