2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general human development and family studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #196 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general human development and family studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 35 master's degrees in general human development and family studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Human Development & Family Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The human development and family studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general human development and family studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general human development and family studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Human Development & Family Studies in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general human development and family studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Human Development and Family Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

University of Rhode Island is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in general human development and family studies. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general human development and family studies in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 23 general human development and family studies individuals who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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2

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NH

#1 Best Quality In NH

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general human development and family studies has to check out University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general human development and family studies in New Hampshire.

There were roughly 8 general human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general human development and family studies from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

3

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general human development and family studies. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general human development and family studies in Connecticut.

There were roughly 4 general human development and family studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general human development and family studies from University of Connecticut

4

University of Maine
Orono, ME

#1 Most Popular In ME

University of Maine is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in general human development and family studies. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in general human development and family studies from University of Maine

4

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

#2 Most Popular In CT

Fairfield University is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in general human development and family studies. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield. More information about a master’s in general human development and family studies from Fairfield University

 

Best General Human Development & Family Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general human development and family studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	293	6
Rhode Island	200	25
New Hampshire	163	8
Maine	135	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human Development and Family Studies

One of 9 majors within the Human Development & Family Studies area of study, General Human Development & Family Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child development	52
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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