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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$18,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,727 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Schools in New Hampshire to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts 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.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality 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 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. On average, liberal arts graduates from NHTI take out $14,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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#2

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH
$7,200 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Great Bay Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Great Bay Community College are $7,200 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Great Bay Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,999.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend River Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $6,940 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from NH Community Technical College - Claremont carry an average student debtload of $21,076.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nashua Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

Nashua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Nashua Community College take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 Schools in New Hampshire list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $23,425.

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$25,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Merrimack.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts are $25,200 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts take out is $26,997.

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$24,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Magdalen College is a fairly 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. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Magdalen College take out is $25,710.

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#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
$60,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Dartmouth College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year.

Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire list.

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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 8 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).

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