2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New Hampshire

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 1,379 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,007 and $24,925 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,323 and $42,175 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New Hampshire

#1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 17 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #0 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$18,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 65 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SNHU are $18,810.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (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.

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