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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services 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 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 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Schools in Minnesota

Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

$10,184 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for human services students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Winona State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Human Services Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Human Services at Winona State University Report

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our Best Human Services Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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 medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Human Services at Concordia University, Saint Paul

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Human Services Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

Full Human Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Human Services at Capella University

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Schools 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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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