2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Associate 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Development & Family Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Post University the most popular school in the New England Region for human development and family studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
On average, human development graduates from Post University take out $37,358 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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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 Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in human development at North Shore Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, human development majors at North Shore Community College accumulate an average of around $13,789 in student debt.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in human development at Holyoke Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
On average, human development graduates from Holyoke Community College take out $13,683 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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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 Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, human development graduates from Massasoit Community College carry an average student debt load of $9,256.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.
Of the 11 students majoring in human development at MCC, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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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 Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
Women make up 91% of the human development majors at the school.
Human Development majors at MWCC take out an average of $8,276 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Tunxis Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.
About 67% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Goodwin College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.
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Pine Manor College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Pine Manor is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chestnut Hill.
Request InformationBest 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 |
Human Development & Family Studies Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, human development and family studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Development
| 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 11 schools only.
- 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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