2025 Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Human Services is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,102 associate degrees in general human services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Human Services School for Your Associate Degree

The general human services associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general human services program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general human services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general human services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general human services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general human services students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Human Services Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Human Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general human services.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in General Human Services

1

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Community College of Philadelphia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general human services. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Community College of Philadelphia

2

Bryant & Stratton College - Online
Orchard Park, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

145 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in general human services needs to take a look at Bryant & Stratton College - Online. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Orchard Park.More information about a associate in general human services from Bryant & Stratton College - Online

3

Monroe College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Monroe College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general human services. Monroe College is a moderately-sized private for-profit college located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a associate in general human services from Monroe College

4

Touro College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Touro College is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in general human services. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a associate in general human services from Touro College

5

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Nassau Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in general human services from Nassau Community College

6

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

7

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

City Tech is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in general human services from New York City College of Technology

8

Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

OCC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Syracuse.More information about a associate in general human services from Onondaga Community College

9

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Hudson Valley Community College

10

Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

BCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a associate in general human services from Bronx Community College

Best General Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best general human services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	1,091
Pennsylvania	379	188
New Jersey	249	101
Maryland	221	8
Delaware	96	138
District of Columbia	46	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Human Services

General Human Services is one of 0 different types of Human Services programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.