2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in New Hampshire
8Colleges
45,052Bachelor's Degrees
$32,077Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Education School for You
With 45,052 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, education is the #17 most popular major in New Hampshire. This means that 0.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in New Hampshire ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on education schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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 Value Education Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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2024 Best Value Education Schools in New Hampshire
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for the Money.
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in New Hampshire
Our rankings recognize Keene State College as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. Keene State also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire rankings.
The average student at Keene State graduates in less than 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,512. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Keene State is $121,885. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Granite State College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population. GSC also made our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #6.
When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Plymouth State University. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population. Plymouth State not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Plymouth State is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,494. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State is $119,960. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire ranking.
The average student at UNH graduates in less than 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $37,142. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UNH is $153,025. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value education schools. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. In addition to being on our best value list, SNHU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire ranking.
It takes the average student at SNHU about 4.1 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,861. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SNHU is $110,936. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
New England College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average student at NEC graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,490. This means that the average student pays around $117,932 to get a bachelor’s degree from NEC. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Rivier University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua. Rivier also took the #8 spot in our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire rankings.
It takes the average student at Rivier about 4.2 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $37,620. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Rivier is $157,252. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize Saint Anselm College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. In addition to being on our best value list, St. Anselm College has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Education Schools in New Hampshire ranking.
It takes the average student at St. Anselm College about 4.1 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $37,419. This means that the average student pays around $151,921 to get a bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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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With 45,052 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, education is the #17 most popular major in New Hampshire. This means that 0.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
