by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Hampshire, there were 6,050 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,373 and $25,182 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,266 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,795 and $26,908 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health professions programs in the United States.
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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 Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire bachelor’s degree health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 2,414 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Health Professions Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 226 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. Franklin Pierce University is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Anselm College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 95 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Anselm College
Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s ranking. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Colby - Sawyer College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Keene State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Keene State College
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 17 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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