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2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 420 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Services

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for human services students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $8,756 per year.

Winona State also made our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Full Human Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Kansas 0
Nebraska 1
South Dakota 30

Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 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.

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