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Human Services Degree

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Employment in the Human Services field is projected to grow 13.9% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average of all occupations. In 2021, there were about 5.5 million job openings in Human Services.

Ranked #7 best online bachelor's degree in human services by University HQ, we value empowering individuals, families, and communities. Our nationally accredited (CSHSE) applied human services program provides students with experienced and compassionate faculty who take the time to mentor students.

Coursework emphasizes professional resilience, and innovation while blending theory with real-world application. Incorporating a strengths-based
perspective with the latest research provides a venue for students to engage creatively and critically in the learning process. The applied nature of our program is grounded in theory while providing students with hands-on experiences and practical tools that lead to applying what they learned during their customized internship.

An increase in workforce shortages has expanded the responsibilities of human services professionals. Therefore, well-trained bachelor-level graduates are in high demand. Many of our human services majors continue their education by earning masters-level degrees that are necessary to become licensed professional counselors or social workers. Others use their degree to expand their current responsibilities, pursue administrative positions, or new aspects of the field learned during the program.

The broad and applied nature of the program prepares students for endless opportunities to improve the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. The University of Arizona CAST’s innovative approach ensures students are future-focused and career-ready upon graduation.

BAS Human Services

Are you a people person driven by purpose, a desire to serve, and rewards that go far beyond a paycheck?With projected nationwide job growth, the need for helping professionals to contribute has never been greater.

First Accredited Fully Online Human Services Degree in the Nation

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#7 Best Online Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

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Our nationally ranked human services degree empowers students with real skills and tools to improve the lives of others. Our faculty contributes valuable professional experience with applied teaching methods. This provides a venue for students to understand, respond to, and support the social, psychological, educational, and physical demands of individuals and families.

The University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Human Services program is the only fully online and nationally accredited (CSHSE) bachelor’s degree. Students participate in an individualized internship that provides them with hands-on experience in human services. The small class sizes taught by research-orientated and practitioner-based scholars emphasize student engagement and promotes a community of learning.

Our individually matched advanced internship experiences prepare students for workplace readiness. Opportunity areas are broad and inclusive and often provide a pathway to professional employment in the human services field. These opportunities range from much-needed case management positions in social services, addictions prevention and treatment, trauma to resiliency, lifespan services from child welfare to gerontology, justice-involved, integrated behavioral health, education, and social justice and advocacy.

Human Services Minor
The Human Services minor provides students with an introduction to the human services profession and a platform to develop the skills and knowledge associated with this field. Students acquire competencies in areas like communication, counseling and helping skills, human services theory, as well as the impact of race, gender, ethnicity, family, and social systems on the delivery of human services. This minor complements a wide array of majors, such as business, computer science, administration of justice, government and public service, psychology, and leadership.