by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,263 people earned their degree in family & community services, making the major the 377th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 family & community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family & community services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family & community services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The family and community services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree family and community services students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the #1 spot on the list. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 12 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Family & Community Services at UW - Stevens Point
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 23 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida Family & Community Services Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 20 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Family & Community Services Report
Biola University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. Biola University is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. Manhattan, Kansas 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 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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%.
Michigan State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking, coming in at #11. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Family & Community Services at University of North Alabama
The University of Montana came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. UM is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 0 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Family & Community Services Report
South Dakota State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Family & Community Services Report
With a ranking of #13, Omega Graduate School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. This small school is located in Dayton, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at Omega Graduate School
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