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2025 Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
253 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded
Family & Community Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #377 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for family & community services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 253 degrees in family & community services annually.

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Choosing a Great Family & Community Services School

Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. For our Best Overall Family & Community Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Family & Community Services in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the family and community services degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Family and Community Services

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

Every student who is interested in family & community services has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools 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.

More information about a degree in family & community services from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2
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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

Any student who is interested in family & community services needs to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

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

More information about a degree in family & community services from Michigan State University

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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.

More information about a degree in BA in Human Services - Child & Family Services from Southern New Hampshire University

Related Programs

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Baker College
Owosso, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Baker College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in family & community services. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Owosso. This college ranks 32nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 29 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent data year.

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Best Family & Community Services Colleges by State

Explore the best family & community services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 18
Michigan 915 168
Wisconsin 672 52

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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 1,482
General Human Development & Family Studies 922
Child Care & Support Services Management 469
Child Development 361
Family Systems 115
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 83
Adult Development & Aging 44
Early Childhood and Family Studies 19

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