2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in family and community services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #384 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for family and community services students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 45 master's degrees in family and community services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Family & Community Services School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in family and community services matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for family and community services, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for family and community services.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family & Community Services in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in family and community services.

Most Well Attended Schools for Family and Community Services Students Working on Their Master's

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Capella University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in family and community services. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in family and community services in Minnesota.

There were roughly 42 family and community services students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in family and community services from Capella University

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in family and community services. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in family and community services in South Dakota.

There were roughly 2 family and community services individuals who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in family and community services from South Dakota State University

3

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Kansas State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in family and community services. K -State is a very large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in family and community services in Kansas.

There were roughly 1 family and community services individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in family and community services from Kansas State University

 

Best Family & Community Services Colleges by State

Explore the most popular family and community services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	106
Kansas	244	4
South Dakota	123	3

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Family & Community Services Related Rankings by Major

Family & Community Services is one of 9 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Family and Community Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies	159
Child development	25
Adult Development & Aging	24

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin. More about our data sources and methodologies.