Human Services Schools In Minnesota

In Minnesota, there are 35 accredited schools where human services classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in human services in the state of Minnesota, which encompasses human services training at the following levels:

Human Services Certificate
Associates degree in Human Services
Bachelors degree in Human Services
Masters degree in Human Services
PhD degree in Human Services

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Professional Trends

Minnesota Vs. National Human Services Employment

Minnesota	31,000
National	913,960

Of all of the human services professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in Minnesota state.

Employment Growth for Human services professionals In Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
24,810	26,560	27,310	24,850	31,000

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of human services professionals is growing in Minnesota. In Minnesota, 6,190 more human services professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 25% growth in the field. This is slower than the trend for human services professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of human services professionals has grown by 25% between 2006 and 2010.

Human Services VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,874	$41,456	$42,994	$44,778	$45,983
$45,649	$48,094	$49,813	$50,330	$51,158

Light Blue: Human Services
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of human services professionals is growing, the salaries paid to human services professionals are increasing in Minnesota. Human services professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,874 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $45,983 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Human services professionals in Minnesota

10th percentile	$29,918
25th percentile	$37,328
50th percentile	$44,575
75th percentile	$54,362
90th percentile	$64,755

Thus, human services professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Minnesota state, within the field of human services, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid human services professionals earn 116% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Human services professionals and related professions in Minnesota

Human Services	$45,983
Mental Health	$40,430
Public Administration	$81,275
Public Health	$66,373
Social Work	$53,738
Sociology	$69,260

Human services professionals in Minnesota earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Human Services programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota

associate	12
bachelor	20
master	9
doctor	5
Certificate	3
Total	49

The number of students graduating from the 35 accredited human services schools in Minnesota is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,134 human services graduates from human services courses in Minnesota and in 2010 there were 1,334 graduates.

This represents a 18% increase in the number of human services degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned an bachelor's degree in human services.

Human Services Faculty Salaries in Minnesota

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