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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$18,645 Avg Salary
$13,773 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human development majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Tunxis Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

About 85% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley 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 University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

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#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Goodwin College is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

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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.

  • 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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