Family & Community Services degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for family & community services students pursuing a degree.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the family & community services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Brigham Young University Idaho tops our 2026 ranking of the best family & community services schools. Set in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Brigham Young University Idaho graduates 50% of students within six years. About 226 family & community services degrees were awarded at Brigham Young University Idaho in the most recent year. Students who receive their family & community services degree from Brigham Young University Idaho earn around $21,619 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $12,250.
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Utah Valley University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best family & community services schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Orem. Roughly 40% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 134 family & community services degrees were awarded at Utah Valley University in the most recent year. Family & Community Services graduates of Utah Valley University earn a median of $20,971 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $13,500 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
