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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
766 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Human Development & Family Studies is the 41st most popular major in the country with 41,651 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,032 and had an average of $24,110 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,177 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,875 and $22,450 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 766 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Development & Family Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $6,516 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tufts.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Tufts Human Development & Family Studies Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 182 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,157 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UCONN.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN Human Development & Family Studies Report

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s human development degrees to qualified students.

URI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $15,509 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Rhode Island Human Development & Family Studies Report

#4

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #4 spot on the list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Conn College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Connecticut College is $13,877 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $14,458 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UMaine Human Development & Family Studies Report

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNH is $18,826 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Human Development & Family Studies at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#7

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Framingham State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Framingham State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $16,490 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Framingham State University.

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#8

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Post University is $16,336 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Post University

#9

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut

Goodwin College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Goodwin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 9 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2019-2020.

Goodwin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Goodwin College is $19,522 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Development students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Goodwin Human Development & Family Studies Report

#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

Merrimack not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Merrimack is $29,056 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Human Development & Family Studies at Merrimack

#11

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire

Rivier University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Development Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rivier has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rivier is $19,227 for new england region bachelor’s degree human development students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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