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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

20 Ranked Colleges
747 Degrees Awarded
$32,078 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,238 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,507 and $23,372 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 747 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human development and family studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 110 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Merrimack Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Post University Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connecticut College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Connecticut College

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Rhode Island Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Colby - Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby - Sawyer College landed the #5 spot on the list. Colby - Sawyer College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colby - Sawyer College Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts

Curry College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Curry Human Development & Family Studies Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 170 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UNH

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMaine Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Framingham State

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Lesley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Lesley

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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, Connecticut

With a ranking of #12, Charter Oak State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Charter Oak State College is a small school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 7 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Charter Oak State College

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #13, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tufts University Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Mitchell College
New London, Connecticut

With a ranking of #14, Mitchell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mitchell College Human Development & Family Studies Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Vermont

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Saint Joseph is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of Saint Joseph

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Goodwin College
East Hartford, Connecticut

Goodwin College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Full Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Report

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

Rivier University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Rivier University

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human development students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Bennington College

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Quinnipiac

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