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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Family & Community Services in the Plains States Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,401 people earned their degree in family and community services, making the major the 377th most popular in the United States.

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 “Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in family and community services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family and community services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region family and community services students.

Top 5 Most Focused Colleges for Family & Community Services in the Plains States Region

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 57 ’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 86%. 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%.

Full UNI Family & Community Services Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.

Full Capella University Family & Community Services Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family and community services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 K -State Family & Community Services Report

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family and Community Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 0 ’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 University

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