A degree in human services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #74 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of human services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 742 degrees in human services during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The human services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Services Schools in Minnesota.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the human services degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Century College if you want to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 36 human services students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent data year. After graduating, human services degree recipients typically earn an average of $33,333 in the first five years of their career.
Walden University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in human services. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
There were approximately 391 human services students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program earn about $38,842 for their early career.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in human services. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 39th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 27 human services students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career earnings of $31,097.
Any student who is interested in human services has to check out Capella University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 53 human services students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year. Human Services degree recipients from Capella University earn a boost of about $17,427 above the typical earnings of human services majors.
It's hard to beat Winona State University if you want to pursue a degree in human services. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 human services students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Metropolitan State University if you want to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 68 human services students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the human services program earn about $38,017 for their early career.
Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 44th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 21 human services students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available. Those human services students who get their degree from Concordia University, Saint Paul receive $9,645 more than the average human services student.
Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #351 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 human services students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit university located in the city of St. Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #336 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 33 human services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make an average of $23,880 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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