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2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
317 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 317 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 Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in family and community services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family and community services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Family & Community Services in the Southeast Region

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $21,262 for southeast region family and community services students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Clemson University Family & Community Services Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region family and community services students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,135 for Southeast Region Family and Community Services students per year to attend University of Florida.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UF Family & Community Services Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family and community services degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $16,550 for southeast region family and community services students.

Read more about Family & Community Services at ECU

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $20,917 for Southeast Region Family and Community Services students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Alabama Family & Community Services Report

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WKU also made our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,522 for Southeast Region Family and Community Services students per year to attend WKU.

Full Western Kentucky University Family & Community Services Report

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Southern University at New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Family and Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 ’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNO also made our “Best Family & Community Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Southern University at New Orleans is $12,126 for Southeast Region Family and Community Services students.

Full Southern University at New Orleans Family & Community Services Report

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