2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Hampshire to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire
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Our analysis found Dartmouth College to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Hampshire. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 704 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 5% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 390 master’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at Rivier, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Out of the 8 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, the fairly large public school awarded 739 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
UNH does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Antioch University - New England is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 216 master’s degrees in .
Antioch University - New England does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 103 master’s degree awards in .
One thing to take note of is that Franklin Pierce does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 9,475 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SNHU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Plymouth State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Plymouth State University is a small public school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 191 master’s degrees in .
Plymouth State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #8, New England College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 933 master’s degrees to qualified students.
NEC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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