2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 622 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,367 and $30,118 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,323 and $42,175 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire master’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in New Hampshire

#1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Public Administration & Social Service Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k)

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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