2022 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New Hampshire

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Hampshire, there were 170 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New Hampshire

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$12,052 Average Net Price

$64,886 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hanover, New Hampshire is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 165 students in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,052 for new hampshire engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dartmouth.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about General Engineering at Dartmouth

#2

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

#2 in overall quality

$15,031 Average Net Price

$37,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Bay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Great Bay Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in New Hampshire” list. It costs about $15,031 for New Hampshire Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Great Bay Community College.

Read full report on General Engineering at Great Bay Community College

• Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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