Best Community programs in Kansas, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
9 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 150 people a year. The job pays a median of $47,650 in Kansas across about 730 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Kansas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kansas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 30.1701In Kansas → | 103 | 68.7% | 2 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 2 | CIP 44.0000In Kansas → | 35 | 23.3% | 5 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 3 | CIP 44.0201In Kansas → | 9 | 6.0% | 2 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
| 4 | CIP 39.0701In Kansas → | 3 | 2.0% | 2 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
Top 9 schools in Kansas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 9 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 81 | Behavioral Sciences | $36,206 | 69% | — | 93% |
| 2 | Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 57% | — | 89% |
| 3 | Washburn University Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Human Services, General | — | 53% | — | — |
| 4 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 71% | — | 82% |
| 5 | Ottawa University - Kansas City Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Human Services, General | $35,168 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ottawa University - Online Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Human Services, General | $35,168 | 43% | — | — |
| 7 | Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 4 | Human Services, General | — | 27% | $12,537 | 53% |
| 8 | Kansas Christian College Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 10% | $16,731 | — |
| 9 | McPherson College McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 34% | $24,595 | 77% |
All 9 schools in Kansas
Every school in Kansas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | 81 | 1 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | 22 | 1 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | 18 | 1 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | 9 | 2 |
| Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| Ottawa University - Online | Overland Park | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 2 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| McPherson College | McPherson | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Kansas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Kansas pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Kansas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Kansas
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Kansas.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Behavioral Sciences, which awarded 103 degrees in Kansas in 2024-25, 68.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, Community Organization and Advocacy, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. Together they graduate about 150 people a year in Kansas.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Kansas?+
The median is $47,650 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.0% below the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Kansas?+
9 institutions in Kansas reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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