by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,801 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,061 and $31,202 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,343 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindsey Wilson College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beacon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Beacon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Leesburg, Florida. It awarded 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lees - McRae College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Gordon State College is a small public school situated in Barnesville, Georgia. It awarded 56 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Baptist College landed the #5 spot on the list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluefield College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bluefield, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Southern Wesleyan University
Wingate University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wingate, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indian River State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Shorter University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 87 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Elon University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 75 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Rasmussen University - Florida
With a ranking of #14, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 64 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Human Services at Anderson University South Carolina
Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 154 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Cumberlands ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 #20, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Queens University of Charlotte landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Services at Queens University of Charlotte
Columbia International University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia International University Human Services Report
University of North Georgia landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kennesaw State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 63 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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