2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Community Services is the 377th most popular major in the country with 1,401 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 168 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in family and community services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and community services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family and community services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Family & Community Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

1

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,766 Average Net Price

$48,142 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 ’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,766 for plains states region family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family & Community Services at Iowa State

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,513 Average Net Price

$40,810 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,513 for plains states region family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family & Community Services at University of Northern Iowa

3

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$16,410 Average Net Price

$61,758 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 ’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.

Capella University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $16,410 for plains states region family and community services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Family & Community Services at Capella University

• Best Value 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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