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2027 Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Minnesota

[General Human Development & Family Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/human-development-and-family-studies-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general human development & family studies students.

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• Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Minnesota

2027 Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general human development & family studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools

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Saint Marys University Of Minnesota
Winona, MN

$45,080 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,081 Avg Student Debt

$58,170 Median Earnings (10yr)

Saint Marys University Of Minnesota tops our 2027 list of the best value general human development & family studies schools in Minnesota. Located in the town of Winona, Saint Marys University Of Minnesota is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $45,080 in tuition and fees. General Human Development & Family Studies graduates carry a median of $27,081 in student loans. Early-career general human development & family studies graduates make about $69,785. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Saint Marys University Of Minnesota admits about 93% of applicants.

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Concordia University Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

$25,600 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,583 Avg Student Debt

$59,871 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Concordia University Saint Paul one of the best values for general human development & family studies. Concordia University Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Students from in state pay about $25,600 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $30,583 to complete the general human development & family studies program here. Early-career general human development & family studies graduates make about $42,810. Set against $30,583 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Concordia University Saint Paul admits about 79% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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.