2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree School for You
Human Development & Family Studies is the #72 most popular major in Minnesota with 232 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for human development students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 320 |
| Kansas | 196 |
| Iowa | 222 |
| Nebraska | 97 |
| North Dakota | 192 |
| South Dakota | 75 |
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Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors for Human Development
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Human Development
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 2,906 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 704 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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