2024 Best Family & Community Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Family & Community Services isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #545 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Family & Community Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in family & community services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on family & community services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of family & community services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family & community services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family & community services students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family & Community Services Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family & Community Services in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for family & community services students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Family and Community Services

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a master's degree in family & community services. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in family & community services from University of Florida

2

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of North Alabama if you wish to pursue a master's degree in family & community services. UNA is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Florence.More information about a master’s in family & community services from University of North Alabama

Best Family & Community Services Colleges by State

Explore the best family & community services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	17
Tennessee	313	0
Kentucky	268	4
Alabama	258	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Family and Community Services

Family & Community Services is one of 10 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	162
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	41
Child Development	39
Child Care & Support Services Management	35
Family Systems	13
Adult Development & Aging	8
Developmental Services Worker	4

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.