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2022 Best Value Colleges for Fine Arts in New Hampshire (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Hampshire, there were 123 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire fine arts students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Fine Arts in New Hampshire (With Aid)

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also made our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Dartmouth College is $33,574 for new hampshire fine arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Dartmouth

#2

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid. Plymouth State is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 27 ’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Plymouth State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Plymouth State University is $19,316 for New Hampshire Fine Arts students with aid.

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#3

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid. Keene State is a small public school situated in Keene, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 ’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keene State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keene State College is $19,394 for New Hampshire Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Keene State College

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 5 ’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for new hampshire fine arts students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#5

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby - Sawyer College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New London, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Colby - Sawyer also made our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Colby - Sawyer College is $26,983 for New Hampshire Fine Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Colby - Sawyer

#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 ’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. It costs about $29,082 for New Hampshire Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend NEC.

Full NEC Fine Arts Report

#7

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 33 ’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for new hampshire fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Southern New Hampshire University

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 Jorge Royan.

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