by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,801 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,061 and $31,202 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree human services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. SEU is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 15 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Georgia is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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Liberty University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan College - Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Dayton, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Bryan College - Dayton
Columbia International University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia International University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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