by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across New Hampshire, there were 319 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,795 and $26,908 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire bachelor’s degree general education students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 22 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franklin Pierce University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New Hampshire for a Bachelor’s. Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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