by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 275 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human development and family studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree human development students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #1 spot on the list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 165 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Post University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at North Shore Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Holyoke Community College is a public institution located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Human Development & Family Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 13 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Massasoit Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in Norwich, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Three Rivers Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Mount Wachusett Community College
Tunxis Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Farmington, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s human development students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Tunxis Community College
Goodwin College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 4 associates’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Goodwin
With a ranking of #10, Pine Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Pine Manor is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s human development degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at Pine Manor
Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Community College of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Rhode Island Human Development & Family Studies Report
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