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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$30,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Hampshire. With 1,458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire

Check out the social sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

#1

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Keene State College the best value school in New Hampshire for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population.

Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in New Hampshire. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $18,962 per year.

UNH also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire rankings.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.

Full Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#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 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #1 for overall quality for social sciences in New Hampshire.

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#5

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Anselm College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

St. Anselm College undergraduate students pay an average of $43,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Anselm College is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in New Hampshire.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 933
Rhode Island 1,124
Massachusetts 8,752
Connecticut 2,891
Vermont 769

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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