by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 family and community services graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in family and community services. To top this list, a school must have a successful family and community services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 11 doctorate’s family and community services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Community Services at Capella University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 4 doctorate’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 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family and Community Services Major for a Doctorate list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 doctorate’s family and community services degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Family & Community Services Report
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