2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 2,654 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found NHTI-Concord’s Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a associate 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. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from NHTI carry an average student debtload of $15,591.
NHTI also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Bay Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Great Bay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts majors at Great Bay Community College take out an average of $15,145 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at River Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in New Hampshire. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $6,940 per year.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Nashua Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in New Hampshire. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashua Community College are $7,140 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Nashua Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,339.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SNHU are $15,380 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at SNHU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,989.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SNHU is ranked #4 for overall quality for liberal arts in New Hampshire.
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Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Magdalen College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Warner.
Magdalen College undergraduate students pay an average of $24,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,382 |
| Connecticut | 2,207 |
| Maine | 630 |
| Rhode Island | 1,275 |
| Vermont | 305 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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.