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2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire

6 Ranked Colleges
901 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 133,583 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.

Across New Hampshire, there were 1,699 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 901 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,539 and $15,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire associate degree general studies students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Studies in New Hampshire

#1

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

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 General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 727 associates’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for New Hampshire Associate Degree General Studies students.

Read more about General Studies at SNHU

#2

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 107 associates’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NHTI is $19,717 for new hampshire associate degree general studies students.

Since the school has a 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 Studies at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#3

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Bay Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $16,847 for new hampshire associate degree general studies students per year to attend Great Bay Community College.

Read full report on General Studies at Great Bay Community College

#4

River Valley Community College

Claremont, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend River Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire. River Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Claremont, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 associates’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $18,981 for New Hampshire Associate Degree General Studies students per year to attend River Valley Community College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full NH Community Technical College - Claremont General Studies Report

#5

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2019-2020.

GSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $12,507 for new hampshire associate degree general studies students per year to attend GSC.

Read full report on General Studies at Granite State College

#6

Nashua Community College

Nashua, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

Nashua Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire list. Nashua Community College is a small public school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 25 associates’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashua Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $14,278 for new hampshire associate degree general studies students per year to attend Nashua Community College.

The impressive 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.

Read full report on General Studies at Nashua Community College

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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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