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Considering a degree in Human Services?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Services majors who live in Massachusetts.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Human Services degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Massachusetts.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Indian College | 5100 | 16400 | 0.6888 | 636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10100 | 27800 | 0.6356 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 3 | East Central University | 10600 | 24700 | 0.5714 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 4 | Grace Christian University | 11100 | 42100 | 0.737 | 928 | 1075 | 0.9916 | |
| 5 | University of South Florida | 12800 | 17100 | 0.2513 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 6 | Arkansas Baptist College | 13300 | 24000 | 0.4453 | 342 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13800 | 19000 | 0.2739 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois University | 14100 | 30400 | 0.5354 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 9 | Lincoln University | 14200 | 32600 | 0.5638 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 10 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14700 | 31600 | 0.5354 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 11 | Urshan University | 14900 | 19600 | 0.2403 | 474 | 990 | 0.8378 | |
| 12 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4443 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 15400 | 89100 | 0.8275 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 14 | Dakota Wesleyan University | 16100 | 46400 | 0.6536 | 771 | 1085 | 0.7338 | |
| 15 | Fitchburg State University | 16400 | 33700 | 0.5137 | 3,027 | 1145 | 0.8693 | |
| 15 | Waynesburg University | 16400 | 45000 | 0.6365 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 17 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17200 | 29800 | 0.4223 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 18 | Lindsey Wilson College | 17300 | 47100 | 0.633 | 1,722 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 19 | Northeastern University Oakland | 17900 | 90000 | 0.8013 | 464 | 1469 | 0.1665 | |
| 21 | Southwestern Christian University | 18200 | 26800 | 0.3214 | 380 | 975 | 0.6206 | |
| 22 | California State University-Fullerton | 18400 | 20600 | 0.1045 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 23 | Simpson College | 18500 | 60500 | 0.6939 | 1,235 | 1430 | 0.8622 | |
| 23 | University of Mary | 18500 | 32600 | 0.4328 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 25 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 26 | University of Northern Colorado | 19000 | 30500 | 0.377 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.8585 | |
| 27 | Carson-Newman University | 19400 | 51900 | 0.6264 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 28 | Lee University | 19500 | 37400 | 0.4789 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19500 | 62200 | 0.6869 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 30 | Bethel University | 19800 | 54500 | 0.6376 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 31 | Bellevue University | 20300 | 36400 | 0.4434 | 11,037 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 33 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 20700 | 24900 | 0.1687 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 34 | Anna Maria College | 21200 | 53000 | 0.5999 | 916 | 885 | 0.503 | |
| 35 | Upper Iowa University | 22000 | 41700 | 0.4707 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 36 | Gordon State College | 22100 | 35300 | 0.3742 | 3,179 | 1015 | 0.859 | |
| 37 | Nelson University | 22200 | 55500 | 0.6 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 37 | Washburn University | 22200 | 29500 | 0.2478 | 5,331 | 1095 | 0.9551 | |
| 39 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 22300 | 53000 | 0.5787 | 1,472 | 1075 | 0.8459 | |
| 40 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 41 | University of the Cumberlands | 23000 | 26400 | 0.1289 | 7,612 | 1025 | 0.9881 | |
| 42 | Central Washington University | 23200 | 27900 | 0.1687 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 43 | East Tennessee State University | 23400 | 30600 | 0.2351 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 43 | North Central University | 23400 | 43900 | 0.4671 | 759 | 1075 | 0.9898 | |
| 45 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 46 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 23600 | 43300 | 0.4555 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8378 | |
| 47 | Midland University | 23700 | 65300 | 0.6377 | 1,309 | 1045 | 0.6612 | |
| 48 | Saint Norbert College | 23800 | 63800 | 0.6267 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 49 | Judson University | 24200 | 49100 | 0.5069 | 718 | 1015 | 0.4759 | |
| 49 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5611 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 51 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24500 | 41500 | 0.41 | 530 | 895 | 0.4 | |
| 52 | Elmira College | 24700 | 60600 | 0.5924 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 53 | Doane University | 25200 | 71000 | 0.6454 | 1,315 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 54 | Saint Leo University | 25300 | 50000 | 0.4938 | 7,516 | 1110 | 0.784 | |
| 55 | Shorter University | 25600 | 36500 | 0.2983 | 1,203 | 1110 | 0.9646 | |
| 56 | Columbia College | 26400 | 46900 | 0.4371 | 5,207 | 1145 | 0.4714 | |
| 57 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 58 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26700 | 36600 | 0.2704 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 58 | William Woods University | 26700 | 58400 | 0.5425 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 60 | Wingate University | 26800 | 65000 | 0.5871 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 61 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 62 | University of Arizona | 27200 | 38100 | 0.2862 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 62 | Valley City State University | 27200 | 29300 | 0.0733 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 64 | University of North Georgia | 27300 | 38600 | 0.2931 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 65 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 66 | Chestnut Hill College | 28000 | 60100 | 0.534 | 868 | 995 | 0.7446 | |
| 67 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28200 | 41800 | 0.3248 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 68 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 28300 | 48800 | 0.4197 | 1,793 | 1174 | 0.5589 | |
| 69 | New England College | 28600 | 65800 | 0.5654 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 69 | Wayland Baptist University | 28600 | 37300 | 0.2335 | 2,087 | 1010 | 0.5596 | |
| 71 | University of North Texas | 28700 | 37400 | 0.2325 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 72 | East Texas A&M University | 29400 | 36500 | 0.1945 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 73 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 74 | Hilbert College | 29700 | 57100 | 0.48 | 931 | 1080 | 0.972 | |
| 75 | Mercy University | 30000 | 44500 | 0.326 | 6,774 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 76 | Emmanuel College | 30200 | 67600 | 0.5535 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 77 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30300 | 35400 | 0.1454 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 78 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31200 | 68600 | 0.5452 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 79 | Lesley University | 31500 | 53600 | 0.4124 | 1,229 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 79 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 81 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2936 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 82 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4116 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 83 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 84 | Grand View University | 32400 | 58100 | 0.4416 | 1,500 | 1020 | 0.9909 | |
| 85 | University of Scranton | 32500 | 78700 | 0.5874 | 3,613 | 1250 | 0.8123 | |
| 86 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 32900 | 45300 | 0.274 | 4,526 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Lander University | 33200 | 37700 | 0.1195 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 89 | California Baptist University | 33500 | 65600 | 0.4893 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 90 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55300 | 0.3925 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 90 | Nova Southeastern University | 33600 | 56100 | 0.401 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 90 | University of Bridgeport | 33600 | 60500 | 0.4448 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 93 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 94 | Franklin Pierce University | 33800 | 68300 | 0.5048 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 94 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 33800 | 67500 | 0.4996 | 837 | 995 | 0.7815 | |
| 96 | Fisher College | 33900 | 65300 | 0.4807 | 1,536 | 961 | 0.7068 | |
| 97 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 98 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 34300 | 41600 | 0.1755 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 99 | Southeastern University | 34400 | 60500 | 0.4312 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 99 | Texas Southern University | 34400 | 42500 | 0.1907 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 101 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34500 | 44300 | 0.2211 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 102 | Meredith College | 34700 | 64200 | 0.4596 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 103 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 37100 | 37600 | 0.0133 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 104 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 627 | 995 | 0.5931 | |
| 104 | Goldey-Beacom College | 37200 | 40200 | 0.0746 | 697 | 0 | 0.8451 | |
| 104 | Hardin-Simmons University | 37200 | 49700 | 0.2514 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.9 | |
| 107 | Queens University of Charlotte | 38000 | 68200 | 0.4426 | 1,225 | 1208 | 0.6208 | |
| 108 | Loyola University Chicago | 39100 | 74100 | 0.4722 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 108 | Touro University | 39100 | 42000 | 0.069 | 4,872 | 1322 | 0.6083 | |
| 110 | Ohio Christian University | 41000 | 43100 | 0.0499 | 1,288 | 890 | 0.3797 | |
| 111 | Montreat College | 41900 | 58100 | 0.278 | 781 | 1164 | 0.692 | |
| 112 | Western Washington University | 42000 | 51500 | 0.1846 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 113 | Anderson University | 42300 | 53600 | 0.2108 | 3,683 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 113 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 115 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43000 | 45200 | 0.0476 | 454 | 1020 | 0.5271 | |
| 116 | Spelman College | 44200 | 49200 | 0.1026 | 3,417 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 117 | Lees-McRae College | 44600 | 58700 | 0.241 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7678 | |
| 118 | Mercer University | 45200 | 65400 | 0.3085 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 119 | Towson University | 45300 | 46400 | 0.0237 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 120 | University of Delaware | 48300 | 61300 | 0.213 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 121 | Beacon College | 48600 | 81800 | 0.4058 | 531 | 0 | 0.4347 | |
| 122 | Elon University | 56600 | 68900 | 0.1786 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 | |
| 123 | University of Oregon | 64100 | 71300 | 0.1003 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.