by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 11 schools in New Hampshire, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Granite State College the best value (with aid) school in New Hampshire for students working on their associate degree. GSC is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire.
Not only is Granite State College a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in New Hampshire for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $11,704.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Southern New Hampshire University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of New Hampshire. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $21,502 a year.
The quality degree programs at Nashua Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, the school is a small public institution.
Nashua Community College has the honor of being ranked #7 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $12,851 a year.
The quality degree programs at River Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public institution located in Claremont, New Hampshire.
River Valley Community College has the honor of being ranked #4 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $18,959 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is NHTI-Concord’s Community College a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in New Hampshire for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $17,874.
With a ranking of #6, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Not only is Great Bay Community College a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in New Hampshire for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $15,875.
With a ranking of #7, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus has the honor of being ranked #3 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $22,392 a year.
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Rivier University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire ranking. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Rivier University has the honor of being ranked #2 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $26,870 a year.
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts did quite well in the 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Warner, New Hampshire, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts has the honor of being ranked #11 in New Hampshire for overall quality on top of being a good value. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $13,208.
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Franklin Pierce University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire.
Not only is Franklin Pierce University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in New Hampshire for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $27,882.
New England College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in New Hampshire list. NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, New England College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of New Hampshire. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $30,558.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.