2024 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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 Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in human services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human services students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human services to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human services related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Human Services Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Human Services

1

Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA

26 Annual Graduates

$31,489 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Bluefield College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in human services. Bluefield College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Bluefield.

Soon after graduating, human services bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $31,489 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in human services from Bluefield College

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

7 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in human services. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in human services from Liberty University

2

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human services has to check out Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in human services from Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach

Best Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	551
Georgia	224	181
Tennessee	220	79
North Carolina	213	117
South Carolina	195	44
Kentucky	187	246
Alabama	184	87
Arkansas	167	2

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Human Services Related Rankings by Major

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

Human Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Services	36

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	192
Public Administration	113

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.