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2025 Best Family & Community Services Schools

16 Colleges in the United States
1,263 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in family & community services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #377 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for family & community services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,263 degrees in family & community services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Family & Community Services School

Best Family & Community Services Schools The family and community services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Family & Community Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Family & Community Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Family & Community Services Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Family and Community Services
Master's Degrees in Family and Community Services
Doctor's Degrees in Family and Community Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family & Community Services Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Family & Community Services in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the family and community services degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Family and Community Services

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in family & community services. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Texas Tech University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in family & community services. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Human Services - Child & Family Services Program Name

Gain the fundamental tools required to improve the lives of children and families in crisis with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
98 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in family & community services. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 98 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
133 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in family & community services. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 133 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
106 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 106 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were about 10 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL

Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Community Health Education Program Name

Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
50 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 50 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA
36 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. This university ranks 3rd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 36 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Family & Community Services by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Family & Community Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant 20,905
General Human Development & Family Studies 9,134
Child Development 4,413
Child Care & Support Services Management 3,725
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 583
Family Systems 496
Adult Development & Aging 297
Early Childhood and Family Studies 285
Developmental Services Worker 72
Parent Education Services 4

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