by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major” 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in family and community services. That schools that top this list have a program in family and community services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the #1 spot on the list. Amridge University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major. 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 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Biola University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Family & Community Services at Kansas State University
Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Community Services at Michigan State
With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family and community services degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Family & Community Services Report
University of Utah landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at University of Utah
University of North Alabama landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. UNA is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 108 degrees to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 University of Maryland - College Park Family & Community Services Report
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking, coming in at #13. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 0 masters’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at South Dakota State
Omega Graduate School landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major ranking. Located in Dayton, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s family and community services students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Family & Community Services at Omega Graduate School
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