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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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire

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

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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NHTI is ranked #2 for overall quality for liberal arts in New Hampshire.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#2

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH
$7,200 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the 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 small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $6,940 a 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 very 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. 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 medium-sized suburb of Merrimack.

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $25,200 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire list. 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. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Magdalen College take out is $25,710.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts Report

#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
$60,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Dartmouth College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dartmouth are $60,648 a 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.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Dartmouth College Report

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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