by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, New England College took the #940 spot.
In addition, NEC took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, NEC came in at #637.
NEC also ranked #7 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Hampshire.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 31.8% of the total graduate students at NEC are women and 68.2% are men.
Of all the graduate students at NEC, around 3.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 80.7% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,568 | $14,568 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at NEC is $72,577. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 24% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for NEC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 98 Bridge St, Henniker, NH 03242 |
| Phone: | 603-428-2000 |
| Website: | www.nec.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-England-College/46909758867 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NewEngCollege |
In 2020-2021, 38.9% of the graduate students at New England College took at least one class online. For that same period, 16.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 10 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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