2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,385 people earned their degree in family and community services, making the major the 358th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 352 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and community services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and community services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family and community services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

$13,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Community Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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