by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 248 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family, consumer and human sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #1 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 86 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 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%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’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. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s 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.
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University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 10 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 10 students 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%.
Boston University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fairfield University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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.
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University of Connecticut came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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With a ranking of #13, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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