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2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for human services 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Services

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winona State are $8,756 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Winona State is ranked #4 for overall quality for human services in Minnesota.

Full Human Services at Winona State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

Full Human Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

Full Human Services at Capella University Report

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283
Kansas 18
Iowa 136
Nebraska 118
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 66

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 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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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