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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k

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$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 2,481 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,580 and $15,747 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,592 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,539 and $15,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New Hampshire

#1

Nashua Community College

Nashua, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashua Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and it awarded 47 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashua Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The yearly cost to attend Nashua Community College is $16,923 for new hampshire associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Liberal Arts General Studies at Nashua Community College

#2

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The estimated yearly cost for GSC is $11,114 for New Hampshire Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full GSC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#3

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Bay Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $19,219 for New Hampshire Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Great Bay Community College.

Full Great Bay Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts is a small school located in Warner, New Hampshire that handed out 2 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Magdalen College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Magdalen College is $9,344 for new hampshire associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Magdalen College

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k list. NHTI is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 134 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. The yearly cost to attend NHTI is $22,142 for New Hampshire Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Liberal Arts General Studies at NHTI

#6

River Valley Community College

Claremont, New Hampshire

River Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for River Valley Community College is $22,528 for New Hampshire Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at NH Community Technical College - Claremont

#7

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,226 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $42,860 for New Hampshire Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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