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2023 Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human services was ranked #75 in the country. In fact 13,238 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Human Services

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Century College the best value school in the Plains States Region for human services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Human Services at Century College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283
Minnesota 717
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 2 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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