Human Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Services Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 308 degrees in human services during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. For our Best Overall Human Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human services. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 106 human services students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program state that they receive average early career wages of $33,003.
Every student who is interested in human services needs to take a look at Tacoma Community College. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Tacoma. This college ranks 31st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 71 human services students who graduated with this degree at Tacoma Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, human services degree recipients generally earn about $28,611 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student who is interested in human services needs to look into Central Washington University. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 57 human services students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those human services students who get their degree from Central Washington University receive $3,273 more than the typical human services grad.
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).
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The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. For our Best Overall Human Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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