2022 Best Value Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 72 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region family and community services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$21,305 Average Net Price

$45,177 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 11 ’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Family and Community Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Family & Community Services Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,373 Average Net Price

$46,397 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 23 ’s family and community services degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Family and Community Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Family & Community Services Report

#3

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$22,924 Average Net Price

$39,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified ’s family and community services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OBU is $22,924 for southwest region family and community services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Family & Community Services at OBU

• Best Value 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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