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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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70 Degrees Awarded
$45,305 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 10 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 13 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at URI]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 10 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMaine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Development for a Master’s. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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