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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$17,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,411 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 319 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a New Hampshire college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in New Hampshire

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

$7,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found NHTI-Concord’s Community College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in New Hampshire. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NHTI are $7,200 a year.

NHTI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Education Schools in New Hampshire list.

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$18,962 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Hampshire list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNH are $18,962 a year.

Read full report on General Education at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Out of the 5 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at SNHU take out is $26,000.

Full General Education at Southern New Hampshire University Report

The excellent programs at Antioch University - New England helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in New Hampshire. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Antioch University - New England Report

#5

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

NEC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at New England College Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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