by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,801 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,061 and $31,202 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. That schools that top this list have a program in human services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region”.
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 Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Kentucky. It awarded 176 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beacon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Beacon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lees - McRae College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #4 spot on the list. Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Clearwater, Florida. It awarded 848 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Gordon State College is a small public school situated in Barnesville, Georgia. It awarded 56 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Arkansas Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bluefield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Human Services at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
With a ranking of #9, Southern Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Central, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wingate University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wingate, North Carolina. It awarded 39 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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Florence-Darlington Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school situated in Florence, South Carolina. It awarded 23 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indian River State College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 149 degrees to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Brescia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Brescia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Shorter University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shorter is a small school located in Rome, Georgia that handed out 9 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 109 degrees to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools 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 36 diplomas to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Troy University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 87 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, Midlands Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. MTC is a public institution located in West Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenville Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 38 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Carolina Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Carolina Technical College is located in Sumter, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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