2026 Best General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Massachusetts
General Human Development & Family Studies degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their general human development & family studies programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for general human development & family studies students.
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Best Schools for General Human Development & Family Studies in Massachusetts
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 general human development & family studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Human Development & Family Studies
Our analysis ranked Merrimack College the best school in the country for a degree in general human development & family studies. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of North Andover. Roughly 70% of students complete a degree within six years here. Merrimack College awarded about 83 general human development & family studies degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general human development & family studies program make about $33,640 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 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.
