If you plan on majoring in human services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for human services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,540 degrees in human services to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Services Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of human services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in human services needs to look into University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 108 human services students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. After graduation, human services degree recipients typically earn around $33,294 in their early careers.
Rasmussen University - Florida is a great option for students pursuing a degree in human services. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the city of Ocala. A Best Colleges rank of #303 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.
There were about 109 human services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent data year. After graduation, human services degree recipients typically earn about $23,880 at the beginning of their careers.
It is hard to beat Southeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in human services. SEU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakeland. A Best Colleges rank of #426 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SEU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 human services students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human services major at Southeastern University get $8,685 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat Saint Leo University if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 105 human services students who graduated with this degree at St. Leo University in the most recent data year. After graduating, human services degree recipients usually earn an average of $30,080 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 17th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 154 human services students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the human services program make around $31,840 for their early career.
Indian River State College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce. This college ranks 36th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 149 human services students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make an average of $29,457 in their early career salary.
UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater.
There were roughly 848 human services students who graduated with this degree at UMA Clearwater in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program earn around $19,725 in the first couple years of working.
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. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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