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2021 Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges
1,279 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,805 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

This year's Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human services program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Human Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA

Bluefield College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional human services students. Bluefield College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bluefield. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Bluefield College has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Bluefield College is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. 382 of Bluefield College students are exclusively distance learners. 151 of Bluefield College students are attending part time.

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Lindsey Wilson College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindsey Wilson College, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Lindsey Wilson College is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 842 students take at least one class online at Lindsey Wilson College. 528 students are part time.

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3

University of the Cumberlands landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Cumberlands is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 9,791 students at Cumberlands are exclusively online. About 13,426 of the students at Cumberlands are attending part time.

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Leo University, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 6,380 of St. Leo University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at St. Leo University.

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5

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. USF Tampa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.

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Southern Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best human services schools for non-traditional students. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Central. SWU also made our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 550 students at SWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 533 part time students in attendance at SWU.

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Mercer University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon. Mercer not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. 1,767 of Mercer students are exclusively distance learners. 1,844 students are part time.

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East Tennessee State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City. ETSU also made our Best Colleges for Human Services in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,024 part time students in attendance at ETSU.

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Our rankings recognize Shorter University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Rome, Shorter is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Shorter is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 388 of Shorter students are exclusively distance learners. 244 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Georgia as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.8% of UNG students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at UNG. About 6,726 of the students at UNG are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students human services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 551
Georgia 181
Tennessee 79
Virginia 36
North Carolina 117
South Carolina 44
Kentucky 246
Alabama 87
Arkansas 2

One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Human Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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