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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$11,310 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named NHTI-Concord’s Community College the best value school in New Hampshire for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

NHTI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from NHTI carry an average student debtload of $15,591.

NHTI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.

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#2

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Great Bay Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the small suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Bay Community College are $7,200 per 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend River Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public college with a fairly small student population.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont undergraduate students pay an average of $6,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NH Community Technical College - Claremont also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashua Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at SNHU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,989.

SNHU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.

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Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Magdalen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Warner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Magdalen College are $24,000 per year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges 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

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.

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