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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

20 Colleges
$29,731 Avg Salary
$25,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

Check out the human development bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 89% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 11% are male.

Human Development majors at UCONN take out an average of $21,882 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $376.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Of the 124 students majoring in human development at URI, 10% are male and 90% are female.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at URI take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,934. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $267.

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#3

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the human development majors at the school.

On average, human development graduates from Merrimack take out $24,753 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $562.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UNH take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,410. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $418.

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#5

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Post University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the human development majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human development graduates from Post University carry an average student debt load of $41,565.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human development and family studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in human development at UMaine, 6% are male and 94% are female.

The average amount in student loans that human development majors at UMaine take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,528.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 79% of the human development majors at the school.

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#8

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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#9

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

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#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 16 students majoring in human development at Lesley, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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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 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jsonin.

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