2024 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in human services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #68 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 146 bachelor's degrees in human services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human services students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human services students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human services students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The human services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Services in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for human services students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Services

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

128 Annual Graduates

$30,574 Median Starting Salary

$21,250 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in human services has to check out Towson University. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the human services program report average early career wages of $30,574.

More information about a bachelor’s in human services from Towson University

2

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

18 Annual Graduates

$39,825 Median Starting Salary

$37,809 Median Student Debt

University of Baltimore is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in human services. UB is a small public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Bachelor's recipients from the human services major at University of Baltimore make $5,599 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in human services from University of Baltimore

Best Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	486
Pennsylvania	274	202
New Jersey	193	3
Delaware	130	68
District of Columbia	126	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Services

Human Services is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Human Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Services	146

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	96
Public Administration	67
Other Public Administration	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.