Human Services Schools

As a professor or instructor of human services classes at one of the 1,052 accredited human services schools in the country, you play a central role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in human services, which encompasses 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

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Human services professionals

732,840 744,010 776,550 790,640 913,960
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 913,960 human services professionals were working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Human services professionals

10th percentile		 $24,360
25th percentile		 $30,467
50th percentile		 $39,330
75th percentile		 $50,877
90th percentile		 $63,188

The median yearly salary earned by human services professionals, in 2010, was $39,330. This is 39% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Human Services

$35,362 $36,674 $37,458 $38,614 $39,330
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Human services professionals' salaries have grown by 11% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Human Services Student enrollment growth by degree

3,060 2,929 2,913 2,907 3,126
15,500 16,444 16,739 18,170 19,453
350 320 386 371 389
17,923 18,131 19,613 20,278 20,952
1,036 1,102 1,191 1,218 1,276
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Human Services
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Human Services
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Human Services
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Human Services
  • Grey: Certificate in Human Services

The career outlook for human services professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the year 2006 there were 37,869 students who graduated from human services degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 45,196 students graduating from human services schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 19% growth in the number of human services graduates. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the growth in the number of students graduating from human services courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Human Services Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 276
bachelor		 673
master		 247
doctor		 67
Certificate		 137
Total1,400

While student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering human services programs has also increased. In the year 2006, there were 933 human services schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1052 schools.

Human Services Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Human Services Schools in California87 Schools
  2. Human Services Schools in Pennsylvania59 Schools
  3. Human Services Schools in Texas57 Schools
  4. Human Services Schools in Ohio53 Schools
  5. Human Services Schools in Illinois49 Schools
  6. Human Services Schools in New York48 Schools
  7. Human Services Schools in Massachusetts40 Schools
  8. Human Services Schools in Michigan38 Schools
  9. Human Services Schools in Minnesota35 Schools
  10. Human Services Schools in North Carolina35 Schools
  11. Human Services Schools in Missouri31 Schools
  12. Human Services Schools in Kentucky25 Schools
  13. Human Services Schools in New Jersey24 Schools
  14. Human Services Schools in Iowa24 Schools
  15. Human Services Schools in Tennessee23 Schools
  16. Human Services Schools in Wisconsin23 Schools
  17. Human Services Schools in Florida22 Schools
  18. Human Services Schools in Georgia22 Schools
  19. Human Services Schools in Indiana22 Schools
  20. Human Services Schools in South Carolina19 Schools
  21. Human Services Schools in Kansas18 Schools
  22. Human Services Schools in Oregon17 Schools
  23. Human Services Schools in Virginia17 Schools
  24. Human Services Schools in Mississippi16 Schools
  25. Human Services Schools in Alabama16 Schools
  26. Human Services Schools in Arizona16 Schools
  27. Human Services Schools in Maryland14 Schools
  28. Human Services Schools in Oklahoma14 Schools
  29. Human Services Schools in New Mexico14 Schools
  30. Human Services Schools in Connecticut13 Schools
  31. Human Services Schools in Nebraska13 Schools
  32. Human Services Schools in Washington State12 Schools
  33. Human Services Schools in Arkansas11 Schools
  34. Human Services Schools in Louisiana11 Schools
  35. Human Services Schools in New Hampshire10 Schools
  36. Human Services Schools in South Dakota9 Schools
  37. Human Services Schools in West Virginia9 Schools
  38. Human Services Schools in Maine8 Schools
  39. Human Services Schools in Utah8 Schools
  40. Human Services Schools in Vermont8 Schools
  41. Human Services Schools in North Dakota8 Schools
  42. Human Services Schools in Colorado7 Schools
  43. Human Services Schools in Montana7 Schools
  44. Human Services Schools in Idaho7 Schools
  45. Human Services Schools in Delaware6 Schools
  46. Human Services Schools in Hawaii6 Schools
  47. Human Services Schools in Washington DC5 Schools
  48. Human Services Schools in Nevada5 Schools
  49. Human Services Schools in Rhode Island4 Schools
  50. Human Services Schools in Wyoming4 Schools
  51. Human Services Schools in Alaska3 Schools

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