by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Hampshire, there were 319 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,411 and $26,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education degrees to 204 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 49 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Education at Antioch University - New England
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Education at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, White Mountains Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. White Mountains Community College is located in Berlin, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full White Mountains Community College General Education Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 9 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Great Bay Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire ranking. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Great Bay Community College
New England College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire ranking. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at New England College
Nashua Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Nashua Community College
With a ranking of #10, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in New Hampshire list. Rindge, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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