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 “Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 275 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful family, consumer and human sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 165 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school situated in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Brockton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 associates’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 Manchester Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 6 associates’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%.
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Goodwin College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Goodwin College is a small school located in East Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 4 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Manchester Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. MCC is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, Pine Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Pine Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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Community College of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. CCRI is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island. It awarded 0 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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