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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across New Hampshire, there were 217 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts in New Hampshire (With Aid)

#1

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Bay Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 37 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Great Bay Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Great Bay Community College is $16,847 for new hampshire liberal studies students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Great Bay Community College

#2

Nashua Community College

Nashua, New Hampshire

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashua Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 22 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashua Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nashua Community College is $14,278 for new hampshire liberal studies students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Nashua Community College

#3

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #3 spot on the list. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list. The yearly cost to attend Granite State College is $12,507 for New Hampshire Liberal Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at GSC

#4

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 27 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new hampshire liberal studies students with aid list, NHTI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $19,717 for new hampshire liberal studies students with aid per year to attend NHTI.

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.

Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College Liberal Arts Report

#5

River Valley Community College

Claremont, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend River Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Claremont, New Hampshire, and it awarded 7 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont also made our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend River Valley Community College is $18,981 for New Hampshire Liberal Studies students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full NH Community Technical College - Claremont Liberal Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid ranking. Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Warner, New Hampshire. It awarded 18 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Magdalen College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list. The yearly cost to attend Magdalen College is $10,385 for New Hampshire Liberal Studies students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Liberal Arts at Magdalen College

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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