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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire

22 Colleges
$51,373 Avg Salary
$25,182 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 5,813 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in New Hampshire for health professions students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $29,070 in student debt.

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Out of the 22 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Health Professions majors at UNH take out an average of $25,005 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Out of the 22 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Rivier University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, health professions graduates from Rivier take out $31,170 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $369, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Franklin Pierce take out is $25,978. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $427, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, health professions majors at NHTI accumulate an average of around $22,519 in student debt.

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River Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a small public school located in the rural area of Claremont.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at NH Community Technical College - Claremont take out is $23,086.

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Plymouth State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

On average, health professions graduates from Plymouth State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Manchester Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. MCC is a small public school located in the city of Manchester.

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#10

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

Saint Anselm College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at St. Anselm College take out is $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $612.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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