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2024 Best Family & Community Services Schools

22 Colleges in the United States
1,401 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in family & community services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #377 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for family & community services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,401 degrees in family & community services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Family & Community Services School

Best Family & Community Services Schools The family and community services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Family & Community Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Family & Community Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Family & Community Services Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Family and Community Services
Master's Degrees in Family and Community Services
Doctor's Degrees in Family and Community Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family & Community Services Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Family & Community Services in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the family and community services degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Family and Community Services

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
47 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in family & community services. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
102 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in family & community services. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 102 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
108 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in family & community services has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 108 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
52.2% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in family & community services. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 23 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
140 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 140 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
81 Family and Community Services Degrees Awarded

Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 81 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL

UA is a very large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 4 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of North Andover. This college ranks 49th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 27 family & community services students who graduated with this degree at Merrimack in the most recent year we have data available.

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Family & Community Services by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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One of 10 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, Family & Community Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant 20,843
General Human Development & Family Studies 9,497
Child Development 4,641
Child Care & Support Services Management 3,917
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 676
Family Systems 541
Adult Development & Aging 299
Early Childhood and Family Studies 259
Developmental Services Worker 38

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