by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular human services programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree human services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Valley State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan College - Dayton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Bryan College - Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at William Jennings Bryan College
Columbia International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Services Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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