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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$18,421 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,470 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human services was ranked #124 in the country. In fact 1,277 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$12,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in the Plains States Region for human services students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for human services students. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year.

Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for human services students. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Minnesota 420
Kansas 0
Nebraska 1
South Dakota 30

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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