by our College Data Analytics Team
[Family & Community Services](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/family-and-community-services/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value family & community services schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the family & community services degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in family & community services, no school beat Messiah College this year. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $42,240 in tuition and fees. Family & Community Services graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career family & community services graduates make about $32,943. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
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