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2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$44,692 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,507 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human development and family studies was ranked #111 in the country. In fact 1,589 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for human development students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Colleges.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Child Development & Family Studies

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best value school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

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$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for human development and family studies students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Rhode Island Report

$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great value for human development and family studies students. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year.

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$41,192 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at University of Connecticut Report

#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$33,586 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,586 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at University of Maine

#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human development and family studies programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Child Development & Family Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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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 35
Connecticut 12
Rhode Island 16
New Hampshire 10
Maine 10

Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

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

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