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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the New England Region

25 Ranked Colleges
1,182 Degrees Awarded
$32,946 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,883 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,701 and $23,974 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,182 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in family, consumer and human sciences.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the New England Region

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 171 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region. Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Merrimack College

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full Framingham State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 204 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at URI

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 77 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Post University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

Connecticut College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 87%.

Full Conn College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Colby - Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #8, Colby - Sawyer College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Colby - Sawyer

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #9, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 16 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at RISD

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

With a ranking of #10, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. USJ is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 18 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Saint Joseph

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Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts

Curry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Curry College is a small school located in Milton, Massachusetts that handed out 15 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Connecticut

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UMaine

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #15, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Lesley University

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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, Connecticut

Charter Oak State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Charter Oak State College is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Charter Oak State College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Tufts

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Mitchell College
New London, Connecticut

Mitchell College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Mitchell College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 1 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mitchell College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UVM

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University of New England
Biddeford, Maine

University of New England did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Full UNE Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Bennington College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Goodwin College
East Hartford, Connecticut

Goodwin College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Rivier

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

Simmons University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Simmons University

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Quinnipiac University

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