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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
228 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,894 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,733 and $23,832 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 228 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the New England Region

#1

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 20 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, Massasoit Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,430 for New England Region Associate Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students per year to attend Massasoit Community College.

Full Massasoit Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 52 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

North Shore Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $9,129 for New England Region Associate Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students.

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#3

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

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 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 14 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Holyoke Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holyoke Community College is $7,718 for New England Region Associate Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students.

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#4

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Farmington, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tunxis Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,171 for new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students per year to attend Tunxis Community College.

Full Tunxis Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#5

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Wachusett Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

MWCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MWCC is $8,688 for new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Post University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Post University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Post University is $15,653 for new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

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#7

Three Rivers Community College

Norwich, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Three Rivers Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school situated in Norwich, Connecticut. It awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Three Rivers Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Three Rivers Community College is $7,307 for New England Region Associate Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students.

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#8

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Goodwin College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Goodwin College is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Goodwin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Goodwin College is $18,290 for new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Full Goodwin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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