2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 300 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,304 and $35,137 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

1

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, Minnesota

10 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,663 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s human development students in 2020-2021.

SMU MN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 5,152 students enrolled at SMU MN, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,663. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report

2

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota

196 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$8,143 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #2 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 196 of the 5,585 students enrolled at Concordia University, Saint Paul were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,143. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Saint Paul]](/colleges/concordia-university-saint-paul/student-life/veterans/)

3

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2,589 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$6,867 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Human Development for a Master’s. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s human development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,589 of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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