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

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

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Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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.

Check out the human development graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Central Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for human development and family studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Central Connecticut State University Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human development and family studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in human development at RIC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Human Development & Family Studies at Rhode Island College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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 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 3 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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