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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 85 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region human services students.
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 Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 48 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cazenovia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cazenovia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human services degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harcum College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 98 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Chestnut Hill College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Chestnut Hill College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 65 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Elmira College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Elmira College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elmira, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s 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.
Monroe College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s human services degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware Tech is a fairly large school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 138 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dutchess Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dutchess Community College is a public institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Dutchess Community College
Bryant & Stratton College - Online ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is located in Orchard Park, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Online Human Services Report
With a ranking of #12, Tompkins Cortland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Tompkins Cortland Community College is a small public school situated in Dryden, New York. It awarded 32 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Clinton Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clinton Community College is a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 184 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Services at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Finger Lakes Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Finger Lakes Community College
With a ranking of #17, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 47 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jefferson Community College is located in Watertown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Utica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Herkimer County Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Atlantic Cape Community College is a public institution located in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bronx Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. BCC is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Monroe Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Orange County Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Orange is a public institution located in Middletown, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Ulster is a small school located in Stone Ridge, New York that handed out 14 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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