2022 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Maryland, there were 184 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family and community services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Family & Community Services Schools

The family and community services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Community Services in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Community Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Community Services at University of Maryland - College Park

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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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