Human Services, General programs in Minnesota
24 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,821 at Pine Technical & Community College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota earn a median of $49,940 a year across 11,110 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 Community Service Managers | $84,220 | 5,430 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $54,050 | 4,010 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | $40,821 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $36,560 (31 grads) | 21 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | — | $32,828 (26 grads) | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $29,928 | $29,995 (42 grads) | 23 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $26,933 (17 grads) | 3 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | $22,667 | $24,532 (65 grads) | 27 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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 Services, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.