2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,385 people earned their degree in family and community services, making the major the 358th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in family and community services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and community services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family and community services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family & Community Services at UMCP

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family & Community Services at Clemson 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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