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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for human services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 669 degrees in human services annually.
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's hard 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 medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 31 human services students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent year we have data available. Human Services degree recipients from Century College receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,732 over the average earnings of human services majors.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great choice for students interested in a degree in human services. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the city of St. Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 27 human services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career income of $34,576.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in human services. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 25 human services students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, human services degree recipients usually make about $29,762 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Metropolitan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 54 human services students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent data year. Human Services degree recipients from Metropolitan State University get an earnings boost of around $8,476 over the typical earnings of human services graduates.
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).