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2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Rhode Island

1 College in Rhode Island
102 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$32,451 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in human development & family studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Human Development
Master's Degrees in Human Development

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Development & Family Studies in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of human development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Human Development

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Human Development Degrees Awarded
$36,419 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you want to pursue a degree in human development & family studies. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Human Development & Family Studies degree recipients from University of Rhode Island receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,968 above the average income of human development & family studies majors.

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Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Human Development & Family Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 305
Connecticut 241 482
New Hampshire 210 94
Maine 202 57
Vermont 194 23

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Human Development & Family Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Human Development Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Development & Family Studies 102

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 247
Textile & Apparel Studies 82

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