by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,424 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,744 and $39,236 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region human services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tohono O’Odham Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Tohono O’Odham Community College is located in Sells, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern Christian University is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human services degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Human Services at Wayland Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 51 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 845 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Ottawa University - Surprise came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Surprise is located in Surprise, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human services degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Human Services at Ottawa University - Phoenix
With a ranking of #9, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 318 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 6 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Western New Mexico University
Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe Community College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 13 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 10 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Alamogordo, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #20, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Lubbock Christian University
With a ranking of #20, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 0 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at St. Edward’s University
New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grants, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at New Mexico State University - Grants
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Texas A&M University - Commerce
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