Human Services Schools In Massachusetts
Human Services classes faculty can choose to work at one of 40 accredited human services schools in Massachusetts. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the human services academic community in Massachusetts, and the future trends in human services training at the following levels:
- Human Services Certificate
- Associates degree in Human Services
- Bachelors degree in Human Services
- Masters degree in Human Services
- PhD degree in Human Services
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Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Human Services Employment
| Massachusetts | 29,320 |
| National | 913,960 |
Approximately 3% of the country's human services professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Massachusetts
| 29,270 | 30,310 | 33,600 | 36,040 | 29,320 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, human services is a growing field. There were 50 more human services professionals working in Massachusetts in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Massachusetts, this field has grown by 0% in four years. This growth is slower than the national trend for human services professionals which shows a 25% increase in the number of human services professionals working around the nation.
Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $40,122 | $40,894 | $42,306 | $42,960 | $41,613 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Human Services
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries paid to human services professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. In 2006 human services professionals made a mean salary of $40,122 per year, and in 2010 they made $41,613 per year.
Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$24,175 |
25th percentile |
$29,467 |
50th percentile |
$37,923 |
75th percentile |
$51,855 |
90th percentile |
$65,743 |
Thus, human services professionals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Massachusetts, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of human services. The pay differential between the highest paid human services professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 172%
Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Human Services |
$41,613 |
Mental Health |
$39,470 |
Public Administration |
$85,585 |
Public Health |
$71,127 |
Social Work |
$46,792 |
Sociology |
$69,680 |
Human services professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
26 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
10 |
| Total | 62 |
As the number of human services professionals is increasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 40 accredited human services schools in Massachusetts state is also increasing. In 2006, 1,284 students graduated from human services courses in Massachusetts. And in 2010, 1,468 students graduated.
This represents a 14% increase in the number of human services degree or certificate school graduates in Massachusetts state. 42% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in human services.