2026 Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools in the New England Region
[Adult Development & Aging](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/adult-development-and-aging/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong adult development & aging education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value adult development & aging schools.
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2026 Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the adult development & aging degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Adult Development & Aging Schools
For return on investment in adult development & aging, no school beat North Shore Community College this year. Set in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $5,352, while out-of-state students pay about $10,920. Students borrow a median of $9,622 to complete the adult development & aging program here. Soon after graduation, adult development & aging degree recipients from North Shore Community College generally make around $34,978. That is a strong return on a $9,622 median debt.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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