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2027 Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in Minnesota

[Labor & Industrial Relations](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/human-resource-management/labor-and-industrial-relations/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value labor & industrial relations schools.

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• Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in Minnesota

2027 Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the labor & industrial relations degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools

1

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$17,214 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,460 Avg Student Debt

$69,020 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Minnesota Twin Cities the best value for a degree in labor & industrial relations in Minnesota. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. In-state tuition and fees average $17,214, while out-of-state students pay about $38,362. Typical student debt for labor & industrial relations graduates is $20,460. Early-career labor & industrial relations graduates make about $64,052. That is a strong return on a $20,460 median debt. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities admits about 80% of applicants.

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

$14,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$36,121 Avg Student Debt

$42,189 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Capella University earned it the #2 place for labor & industrial relations. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,400. Typical student debt for labor & industrial relations graduates is $36,121. Soon after graduation, labor & industrial relations degree recipients from Capella University generally make around $72,053. That is a strong return on a $36,121 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.