2025 Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire
4Colleges in New Hampshire
1,425Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$40,688Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 1,425 degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Social Sciences Schools in New Hampshire.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 415 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from Dartmouth College earn a boost of around $35,520 over the typical income of social sciences majors.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in social sciences. Located in the fringe town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 312 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program report average early career wages of $41,551.
Any student who is interested in social sciences needs to take a look at Saint Anselm College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 104 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Saint Anselm College make $4,139 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in social sciences needs to take a look at Southern New Hampshire University. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 429 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Social Sciences degree recipients from Southern New Hampshire University receive an earnings boost of approximately $9,494 over the typical earnings of social sciences majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
