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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire

7 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in New Hampshire

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 804 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,275 and $26,987 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 363 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,910 and $24,324 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in New Hampshire

#1

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Southern New Hampshire University

#2

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH Manchester, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend UNH Manchester.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Manchester General English Literature Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students list, UNH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $24,067 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend UNH.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus General English Literature Report

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire list. Keene State College is a small public school situated in Keene, New Hampshire. It awarded 25 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $19,394 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend Keene State.

Read full report on General English Literature at Keene State

#5

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students list, Plymouth State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Plymouth State is $19,316 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students.

Read more about General English Literature at Plymouth State

#6

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, New Hampshire

Saint Anselm College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire ranking. Saint Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

St. Anselm College also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for St. Anselm College is $32,781 for new hampshire bachelor’s degree english students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General English Literature at Saint Anselm College

#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Hampshire ranking, coming in at #7. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 33 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dartmouth College is $33,574 for New Hampshire Bachelor’s Degree English students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Dartmouth College General English Literature Report

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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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