by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,464 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,470 and $34,156 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 573 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree 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 human services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region”.
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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 Plains States Region”.
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 in the Plains States Region 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.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Urshan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Urshan College is located in Wentzville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand View University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Grand View University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 26 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Services at University of Minnesota - Morris
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Penn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Metropolitan State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 68 bachelors’s human services degrees 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%.
Ottawa University - Ottawa landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Ottawa is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Midland University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fremont, Nebraska. It awarded 10 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ottawa University - Online ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ottawa, Kansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Missouri Baptist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. McPherson College is located in McPherson, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Simpson College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Valley City State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Valley City State University is a small school located in Valley City, North Dakota that handed out 7 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Doane University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Bellevue University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Walden University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 76 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Presentation College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mary came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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