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Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 42,112 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Child Development & Family Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the human development doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in the New England Region for human development and family studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 305
Connecticut 486
New Hampshire 94
Maine 57
Rhode Island 140
Vermont 23

One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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