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

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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master'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.

The Best Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for human development majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston University 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 . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human development and family studies schools in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human development and family studies programs. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best human development and family studies schools 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 6 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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