by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,464 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,470 and $34,156 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 341 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. To top this list, a school must have a successful human services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 56 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 46 associates’s human services 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%.
Read more about Human Services at Metropolitan Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Services at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Human Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 associates’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 Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Saint Louis Community College
North Hennepin Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. North Hennepin Community College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Riverland Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Riverland Community College is a small school located in Austin, Minnesota that handed out 10 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Riverland Community College
With a ranking of #10, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Mitchell Tech is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 10 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
St Charles Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. St Charles Community College is a public institution located in Cottleville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
United Tribes Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. United Tribes Technical College is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 7 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Bismarck State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Bismarck State College
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public school situated in Cloquet, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Human Services Report
South Central College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Sitting Bull College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Sitting Bull College is a small public school situated in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It awarded 6 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesabi Range College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Virginia, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Rochester Community and Technical College
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Services at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Alexandria, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Alexandria Technical & Community College Human Services Report
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. NHSC is a public institution located in New Town, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pine Technical & Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Pine Technical & Community College is a small school located in Pine City, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pine Technical & Community College Human Services Report
Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Services at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Sinte Gleska University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Sinte Gleska University is located in Mission, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #25, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Kirkwood Community College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Granite Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota West Community and Technical College Human Services Report
With a ranking of #25, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Iowa Central Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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