by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New England region, there were 1,361 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,236 and $27,488 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 737 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in human services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 440 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Human Services Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #2 spot on the list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fisher College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 42 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #4 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 37 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at University of Bridgeport
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’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.
Fitchburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s 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%.
Granite State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Granite State College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 18 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 12 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Goodwin College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Lesley University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Lesley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #12, Anna Maria College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Paxton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Franklin Pierce University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Suffolk University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Gordon College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American International College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at American International College
Rivier University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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