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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $0-$30k)

9 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Family & Community Services is the 358th most popular major in the country with 1,385 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 135 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and community services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and community services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family and community services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality
$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Florida Family & Community Services Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality
$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Family & Community Services Report

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona
#5 in overall quality
$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 23 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Community Services at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality
$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Family & Community Services Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality
$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State University Family & Community Services Report

#7

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#8 in overall quality
$13,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of North Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2019-2020.

UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNA are $13,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Community Services at University of North Alabama

#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality
$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Community Services at Western Kentucky University

#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality
$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Capella University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Capella University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family & Community Services at Capella University

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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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