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 Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,801 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,061 and $31,202 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,343 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in human services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree human services students.
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindsey Wilson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 176 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 91 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 75 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 67 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 64 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Kennesaw State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gordon State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Barnesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Leo University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Wingate University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wingate is a small school located in Wingate, North Carolina that handed out 39 bachelors’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%.
Elon University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Elon University is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 34 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Bluefield College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Lees - McRae College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Southern Wesleyan University is located in Central, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
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Mercer University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 19 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Beacon College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Beacon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Shorter University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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