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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Washington, there were 308 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,600 and $28,841 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 9 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington human services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 24 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Northwest Indian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington list. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 106 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Western Washington University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Central Washington University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 24 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Human Services Report
With a ranking of #6, City University of Seattle did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington list. City University of Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Edmonds Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington ranking. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lynnwood, Washington. It awarded 15 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Edmonds Community College
Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Clark College is located in Vancouver, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in Washington ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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