Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs in Minnesota
31 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,228 at Hennepin Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Childcare Workers in Minnesota earn a median of $35,520 a year across 11,570 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $49,940 | 11,110 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $43,430 | 10,320 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $54,050 | 4,010 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $103,330 | 1,000 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $115,650 | 330 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (20 grads) | 6 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | $28,381 (23 grads) | 11 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $25,500 | $25,194 (24 grads) | 11 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | $21,312 (14 grads) | 4 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 64 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.