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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 41,651 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,177 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,875 and $22,450 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 228 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human development and family studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

#1

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Massasoit Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Massasoit Community College is $8,430 for New England Region Associate Degree Human Development students.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Massasoit Community College

#2

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 52 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree human development students list, North Shore Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Shore Community College is $9,129 for new england region associate degree human development students.

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#3

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 14 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Holyoke Community College is $7,718 for new england region associate degree human development students.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Holyoke Community College

#4

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Tunxis Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tunxis Community College is $8,171 for New England Region Associate Degree Human Development students.

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#5

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Located in Gardner, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2019-2020.

MWCC also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Wachusett Community College is $8,688 for New England Region Associate Degree Human Development students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $15,653 for new england region associate degree human development students per year to attend Post University.

Full Post University Human Development & Family Studies Report

#7

Three Rivers Community College

Norwich, Connecticut

With a ranking of #7, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is located in Norwich, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Three Rivers Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,307 for New England Region Associate Degree Human Development students per year to attend Three Rivers Community College.

Full Three Rivers Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report

#8

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

Goodwin College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Development Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 1 associates’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Goodwin also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Goodwin College is $18,290 for New England Region Associate Degree Human Development students.

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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

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  • *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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