2025 Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for general human services students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 807 associate degrees in general human services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Human Services School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general human services for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general human services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general human services students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Human Services in New York

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

10 Top New York Schools for an Associate in General Human Services

1

Bryant & Stratton College - Online
Orchard Park, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

145 Annual Graduates

Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in general human services. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Bryant & Stratton College - Online

2

Monroe College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general human services needs to look into Monroe College. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Monroe College

3

Touro College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Touro College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general human services. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Touro College

4

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

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

5

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general human services from New York City College of Technology

6

Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Onondaga Community College

7

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

HVCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Troy.More information about a associate in general human services from Hudson Valley Community College

8

Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general human services from Bronx Community College

9

Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Rochester.More information about a associate in general human services from Monroe Community College

10

Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

DCC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a associate in general human services from Dutchess Community College

Best General Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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General Human Services Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Human Services area of study, General Human Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.