2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Family, Consumer & Human Sciencesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #25 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 master's degrees in family, consumer & human sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family, consumer & human sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family, consumer & human sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt family, consumer & human sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family, consumer & human sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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Framingham State University
Framingham, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Framingham State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Framingham State University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences has to look into Tufts University. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Tufts University

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Boston University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Boston University

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island	32	24
Connecticut	30	92
New Hampshire	27	10
Maine	27	32

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	56
Human Development & Family Studies	31
Human Sciences Business Services	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	1,419
Communication & Journalism	765
Theology & Religious Vocations	627
English Language & Literature	368
History	152
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	137
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	92
Philosophy & Religious Studies	71

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute. More about our data sources and methodologies.