by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Human Development & Family Studies is the 44th most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human development and family studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 242 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 ’s degrees 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 College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Danvers, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at North Shore Community College
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Connecticut College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 137 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Colby - Sawyer College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’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%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Colby - Sawyer
Three Rivers Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school situated in Norwich, Connecticut. It awarded 11 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Three Rivers Community College
Holyoke Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 33 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about Human Development & Family Studies at UMaine
Curry College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Curry is located in Milton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 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
University of Connecticut landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 UCONN
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Mount Wachusett Community College is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Mount Wachusett Community College
Massasoit Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 22 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Massasoit Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at MCC
With a ranking of #16, Framingham State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State University is a small public school situated in Framingham, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 more about Human Development & Family Studies at Framingham State University
Lesley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s human development students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad 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 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%.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Lesley University
Tufts University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 52 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 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.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Tufts University
Charter Oak State College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human development degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Charter Oak State College Human Development & Family Studies Report
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about Human Development & Family Studies at Tunxis Community College
Mitchell College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Mitchell College
Goodwin College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Goodwin College
University of Vermont ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 23 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 85%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at UVM
University of Saint Joseph landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 4 ’s human development 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Rivier University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Human Development Major in the New England Region ranking. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 ’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Rivier
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