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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family & Community Services is the 377th most popular major in the country with 1,401 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 168 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and community services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family and community services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,427 for Plains States Region Family and Community Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Iowa State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Iowa State University Family & Community Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family and community services degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,175 for plains states region family and community services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at University of Northern Iowa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 20 ’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at Capella University
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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
- *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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