2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Services Associate Degree School for You
With 717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #28 most popular major in Minnesota.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value associate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Human Services
Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Services majors at Century College take out an average of $33,112 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $34,928 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in Minnesota. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out while working on their Associate Degree is $29,323.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 283 |
| Kansas | 18 |
| Iowa | 136 |
| Nebraska | 118 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| South Dakota | 66 |
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Human Services Related Majors for Human Services
One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Human Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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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