2023 Best Criminology Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminology is the 76th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Hampshire, there were 119 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the criminology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology”.

Top 2 Best Criminology Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire

37 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$20,247 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.

UNH also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNH]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire

33 GI Bill® Students**

$5,913 Average GI Bill® Award

$60,648 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Criminology that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Anselm College landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Anselm College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 33 of the 2,019 students enrolled at Saint Anselm College were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,913. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 87%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Anselm College]](/colleges/saint-anselm-college/student-life/veterans/)

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.