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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
516 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,072 people earned their degree in general human development and family studies, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 551 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 general human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general human development and family studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human development and family studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $20,312 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at University of Maine

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development and family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, URI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $23,709 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at URI

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 182 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $26,179 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Human Development & Family Studies at UCONN

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 71 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $25,668 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#5

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 15 bachelors’s human development and family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Conn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Connecticut College is $29,738 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development and Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Connecticut College General Human Development & Family Studies Report

#6

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Rivier University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development and Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rivier has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rivier University is $26,879 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development and family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Rivier University General Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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