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2026 Best Value Human Services Schools in Illinois

[Human Services](/majors/social-services-public-administration/human-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 15 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value human services schools.

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• Best Value Human Services Schools in Illinois

2026 Best Value Human Services Schools in Illinois

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human services, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Human Services Schools

1

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

$4,530 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,995 Avg Student Debt

$42,889 Median Earnings (10yr)

Joliet Junior College tops our 2026 list of the best value human services schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $4,530 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $13,800. Human Services graduates carry a median of $11,995 in student loans. Early-career human services graduates make about $40,118. Set against $11,995 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

2

Rasmussen College Illinois
Rockford, IL

$16,581 In-State Tuition & Fees

$36,597 Avg Student Debt

$39,080 Median Earnings (10yr)

Rasmussen College Illinois came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value human services schools. Rasmussen College Illinois is a mid-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,581. Students borrow a median of $36,597 to complete the human services program here. Early-career human services graduates make about $36,998. Set against $36,597 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 15 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.