2023 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Human Development & Family Studies Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which master's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the human development master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Master's in Child Development & Family Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for human development and family studies students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Of the 14 students majoring in human development at Tufts, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 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 Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 92% of the human development majors at the school.
Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.
About 90% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
Of the 10 students majoring in human development at UNH, 20% are male and 80% are female.
University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human development and family studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in human development at the school are women while 20% are male.
Fairfield University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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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 |
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Massachusetts | 35 |
Connecticut | 12 |
Rhode Island | 16 |
New Hampshire | 10 |
Maine | 10 |
Majors Related to Human Development
Human Development & Family Studies is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Development
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 7 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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