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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 408 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Iowa 435
South Dakota 162
Missouri 584
Nebraska 513
North Dakota 239

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
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
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

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 National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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