2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 199 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Full K -State Family & Community Services Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Family & Community Services Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 42 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella University Family & Community Services Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $75-$110k)

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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