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2023 Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Massachusetts for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Massachusetts for a Doctorate

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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 Massachusetts, there were 361 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,661 and $14,026 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,580 and $0 respectively.

To top this list, a school must have a successful human development and family studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Massachusetts for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree human development students.

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Development Major in Massachusetts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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