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2024 Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire

5 Colleges in New Hampshire
1,477 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$42,519 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,477 degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School

Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Social Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Social Sciences
Master's Degrees in Social Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Social Sciences

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Social Sciences in New Hampshire

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Hampshire Schools in Social Sciences

1
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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
450 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were about 450 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences major at Dartmouth College make $12,841 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
7.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in social sciences needs to take a look at Saint Anselm College. Located in the suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 93 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, social sciences degree recipients usually earn an average of $39,812 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
336 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$34,750 Median Starting Salary

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in social sciences. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were about 336.00000000000006 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. After graduating, social sciences degree recipients generally earn about $34,750 in their early careers.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
28.9% Growth in Graduates

Keene State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. Keene State is a small public college located in the distant town of Keene. This college ranks 5th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 83 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, social sciences degree recipients typically earn around $40,243 in the first five years of their career.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
413 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
10.9% Growth in Graduates

SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Manchester. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 413 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program make about $43,397 for their early career.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Maine 37 923
Rhode Island 37 1,107
Massachusetts 37 8,612
Connecticut 35 2,872
Vermont 34 769

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 398
Economics 353
General Social Sciences 140
Sociology 140
Anthropology 137
International Relations & National Security 100
Geography & Cartography 85
Other Social Sciences 5

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