Master's Degree in Human Services
Earn Your Online Master’s in Human Services
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No GRE Required
Private, Christian Education
Build advocacy, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention skills with an online master’s degree in human services from CSP Global. Choose an emphasis in forensic behavioral health or trauma, resilience, and self-care strategies.
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- Duration 2 years
- Cost per Credit $475
- Credit Hours 36
Program Benefits
- Choose from two emphasis options
- Offered in partnership with AIAFS
- Career-connected curriculum
- Competitive tuition
- Now accepting applications — no app fee
Pursue Specialized Careers in the Human Services Field
CSP Global’s fully online human services degrees allow you to further your education without interrupting the important work you’re already doing. The program’s career-connected curriculum offers flexible, immediately applicable coursework that can be completed in just two years.
You’ll learn from industry-experienced experts and choose from two diverse emphases that prepare you to work in specialized careers within the human services field. Note that this degree is not a clinical/counseling licensed program.
Curriculum
The master’s in human services degree from Concordia University, St. Paul, is 36 credit hours. Depending on the emphasis you choose, the topics covered in this program’s career-connected curriculum include human services research, family violence, psychopathology, ethical and legal considerations, special populations in human services, and risk assessment.
CurriculumProgram Outcomes
- Show enhanced communication skills, problem-solving strategies, advocacy, and credible courtroom testimony skills.
- Build ethical and legal practices that human service professionals need to follow.
- Understand the historical overview and role of human service professionals delivering services across diverse settings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of interventions and evidence-based assessment, prevention techniques, and common community-based resources.
- Use trauma-informed care practices in the field.
- Teach relevant sleep improvement and stress management practices.
- Be prepared with crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies.
Available Emphasis Areas
Focus your human services degree in forensic behavioral health or trauma, resilience, and self-care strategies and prepare to work in specialized careers within the human services field.
Admissions Requirements
To apply for the online human services degree from Concordia University, St. Paul, you’ll need:
- A completed online application.
- Submit official transcripts from a regionally accredited institution stating the conferral of a Bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 system.
- A personal statement.
- Access to a computer that meets CSP Global’s technology requirements.
- Meet English Proficiency standards.
Tuition Details
The online M.A. in Human Services costs $475 per credit hour, making your total tuition $17,100. Convenient payment options and $2,000 partnership scholarships are available to help you pay for your education.
Military Support and Benefits
Achieve your mission to earn a career-ready degree at CSP Global. In our supportive environment, U.S. military service members and veterans can receive one-on-one guidance for excelling in class and accessing education benefits through the GI Bill® and Yellow Ribbon program. We also offer transfer credit for military service and reduced tuition for active-duty service members and their spouses.
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At CSP Global, you’ll have support from industry-experienced faculty who will offer guidance and answer your questions throughout your human services master’s degree program. It’s yet another way the online format mimics the experience of studying on campus.
With over 25 years of experience and more than 40 online programs, CSP Global is a pioneer in online education. As part of our diverse online community, you’ll receive a liberal arts education guided by Lutheran principles. The career-connected curricula, flexible learning options, and alumni connections available at CSP Global mean you’ll graduate ready for success. We are committed to delivering online programs with the same quality as our on-campus learning.
Online ExperienceCSP Global is committed to initiatives that keep college affordable. In addition to financing your education with federal student aid and private loans, you will be eligible for a tuition discount offered to online students (this limits eligibility for institutional scholarships). Transfer students could receive $2,000 or more through transfer partnerships and transfer student awards. CSP Global is also a Military Friendly® institution. An enrollment counselor can help you apply for financial aid.
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Are you interested in one of CSP Global’s programs? Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about time to completion, accreditation, tuition and fees, admissions, and more. If applicable, you can also learn more about licensure, concentrations, or specializations offered in the program. Get more information about any online program or contact an enrollment counselor at (855) 641-2525 with further questions.
While the program is designed for human services professionals, no specific work experience is required.
This program prepares you for diverse careers in community and social services. Career paths include arbitrator/mediator/conciliator, detective or criminal investigator, child welfare and protection worker, correctional caseworker, crisis intervention specialist, domestic violence counselor, geriatric care manager, group home manager, juvenile justice specialist, probation officer, and psychiatric rehabilitation specialist. Graduates apply their skills across human services, criminal justice, forensic behavioral health, and family science fields. Learn more about growth in human services and opportunities for graduates on the careers page.
The 36-credit-hour program offers career-connected curriculum with two emphasis options: Forensic Behavioral Health and Trauma, Resilience, and Self-Care Strategies. Topics covered include human services research, family violence, psychopathology, ethical and legal considerations, special populations in human services, risk assessment, trauma-informed care practices, crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies, and evidence-based assessment and prevention techniques. Note that this degree is not a clinical or counseling licensed program.
A human services degree focuses on developing advocacy, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention skills across diverse human services settings. It prepares graduates for program management, community development, forensic behavioral health, and specialized non-clinical roles in human services, criminal justice, and family science. The program emphasizes practical application, trauma work, and system-level intervention. In contrast, an MSW (Master of Social Work) is a professional degree specifically designed to prepare students for licensed clinical social work (LCSW), with emphasis on clinical assessment, therapy, diagnosis, and direct clinical practice requiring extensive supervised field placements.
The 36-credit-hour online human services degree program can be completed in six semesters (approximately two years) when taken full-time. Part-time students may take longer depending on their course load each semester. All coursework can be completed 100% online, making it possible to further your education without interrupting your current work. The flexible format accommodates working professionals while maintaining the same quality as on-campus learning.