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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Hampshire

5 Colleges
45,052 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,720 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Social Sciences School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New HampshireIn 2021-2022, social sciences students earned 45,052 bachelor's degrees from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.8% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Hampshire ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on social sciences schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for social sciences majors.

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

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UNH has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UNH is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $37,142. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNH is about $153,025. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Keene State College landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value social sciences schools. Keene State is a small public school located in the distant town of Keene. In addition to being on our best value list, Keene State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire ranking.

The average student at Keene State graduates in less than 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,512. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Keene State is $121,885. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize Southern New Hampshire University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. SNHU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire list.

It takes the average student at SNHU about 4.1 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,861. This means that the average student pays around $110,936 to get a bachelor’s degree from SNHU. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Anselm College. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Anselm College also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire rankings.

The average student at St. Anselm College graduates in less than 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $37,419. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College is $151,921. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Dartmouth College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover. Dartmouth also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire rankings.

At Dartmouth, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $32,664. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Dartmouth is $133,922. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

StateDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts6,889
Vermont684
Maine896
Rhode Island1,016
Connecticut2,584

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*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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