{"id":20561,"date":"2025-09-25T08:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=20561"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:06:13","slug":"elizabethtown-college-school-of-graduate-and-professional-studies-ranked-third-in-nation-for-best-online-human-services-degrees-by-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/elizabethtown-college-school-of-graduate-and-professional-studies-ranked-third-in-nation-for-best-online-human-services-degrees-by-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College School of Graduate and Professional Studies Ranked Third in Nation for Best Online Human Services Degrees by Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) was recognized amongst the nation\u2019s best by Forbes Advisor, ranking #3 on the <\/span>Best Online Human Services Degrees of 2025<\/span><\/a> list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forbes evaluated 185 programs across the country based on reputation, affordability, and student outcomes. Etown was commended for earning the top-10 list’s highest student graduation rate (76%), while tying for first in the lowest student-to-faculty ratio at 12-to-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, we see every day the passion and perseverance our students bring to their work in human services,\u201d Elizabethtown College Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies Marcy McCarty said. \u201cThis ranking is a celebration of our students\u2019 success, the faculty who mentor them, and the communities that benefit from their service. This distinction underscores our mission to provide accessible, high-quality programs that prepare students to make a lasting difference in the lives of the people they serve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Etown offers <\/span>Bachelor\u2019s<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Associate in Human Services programs <\/span><\/a>for students committed to helping others navigate life\u2019s challenges. Graduates are well-equipped for positions like Case Worker, Family Support Worker, Youth Worker, Rehabilitation Case Worker, Adult Day Care Worker, Alcohol Counselor, and Crisis Intervention Counselor.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bachelor\u2019s program allows students to pursue a concentration in Behavioral Addictions Counseling or a minor from any other majors offered through SGPS, including Business Administration and Healthcare Administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

With more than 30 accelerated associate, bachelor\u2019s, certificate, and graduate programs available in both in-person and online formats, Etown SGPS provides the skills, support, and credentials that lifelong learners need to move up and move ahead.<\/span> Discover more about Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) was recognized amongst the nation\u2019s best by Forbes Advisor, ranking #3 on the Best Online Human Services Degrees of 2025 list.\u00a0 Forbes evaluated 185 programs across the country based on reputation, affordability, and student outcomes. Etown was commended for earning the top-10 list’s highest student graduation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":20562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338],"tags":[197,2266,1350,2562,2563,2561,2564],"class_list":["post-20561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-elizabethtown-college-school-of-graduate-and-professional-studies","tag-etown","tag-fobes","tag-forbes-advisor","tag-human-services-degrees","tag-online-college-rankings","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20565,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20561\/revisions\/20565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}