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Best Value Degrees in New Hampshire (2026)

Top 100 of 197 programs in New Hampshire · Updated 2026

The best college programs in New Hampshire, ranked by overall value. We scored 197 programs across New Hampshire schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $56,560/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in NH

197

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$56,560/yr

Avg DW Score

69/100

#1 Program

Nursing (RN/BSN)

Southern New Hampshire University

Top Programs in New Hampshire

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Nursing (RN/BSN) Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	86 81–83	$85,600/yr	High	13.5x
2	Business Administration University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online · Manchester, NH	87 81–87	$51,854/yr	High	15.6x
3	Computer & Information Science University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	84 72–87	$75,156/yr	Very High	16.4x
4	Public Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	85 81–84	$73,129/yr	High	10.1x
5	Nursing (RN/BSN) Keene State College · Keene, NH	85 80–81	$74,915/yr	High	13.2x
6	Economics Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	80 72–85	$69,807/yr	Very High	16.2x
7	Management Science & Analytics Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	86 79–85	$76,718/yr	Very High	10.7x
8	Computer & Information Science University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	82 69–84	$75,156/yr	Very High	13.4x
9	Nursing (RN/BSN) Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH	83 78–79	$78,856/yr	High	11.0x
10	Nursing (RN/BSN) Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	83 79–79	$72,906/yr	High	11.7x
11	Business Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	81 76–81	$60,136/yr	High	9.8x
12	Business Administration University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	79 72–82	$57,015/yr	High	10.3x
13	Computer Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	80 68–82	$88,904/yr	Very High	14.7x
14	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	81 77–77	$77,271/yr	High	9.8x
15	Finance Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	75 67–82	$50,006/yr	Very High	13.4x
16	Business Administration Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH	77 71–79	$54,304/yr	High	9.2x
17	Business (General) University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	80 75–79	$57,378/yr	High	8.1x
18	Finance Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	78 72–79	$63,703/yr	Very High	8.7x
19	Computer & Information Science Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	77 65–78	$61,322/yr	Very High	10.9x
20	Criminal Justice Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	72 69–74	$45,836/yr	Moderate	9.2x
21	Health Administration University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	74 66–78	$50,110/yr	High	9.6x
22	Business (General) University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	77 73–77	$57,378/yr	High	6.5x
23	Business Administration Keene State College · Keene, NH	76 71–77	$47,847/yr	High	9.4x
24	Computer Science Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	79 68–79	$71,764/yr	Very High	9.9x
25	Health Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	74 68–75	$50,619/yr	High	8.4x
26	Computer & Information Science Keene State College · Keene, NH	74 60–79	$48,003/yr	Very High	13.8x
27	Computer & Information Science Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	79 69–79	$65,516/yr	Very High	10.3x
28	Accounting Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	73 66–77	$54,209/yr	Very High	11.0x
29	Accounting Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	72 65–75	$54,898/yr	Very High	9.8x
30	International Business Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	75 70–75	$56,320/yr	Very High	8.3x
31	Business (General) Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	73 66–75	$41,714/yr	High	10.1x
32	Business (General) Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	73 66–74	$60,054/yr	High	3.6x
33	Computer Science Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	74 63–77	$132,919/yr	Very High	6.3x
34	Nursing (RN/BSN) Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	72 67–72	$76,016/yr	High	4.4x
35	Criminal Justice Keene State College · Keene, NH	70 67–70	$42,053/yr	Moderate	8.3x
36	Nursing (RN/BSN) Rivier University · Nashua, NH	73 67–72	$74,292/yr	High	4.6x
37	Nursing (RN/BSN) Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	73 67–72	$79,609/yr	High	4.0x
38	Economics Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	71 64–75	$94,675/yr	Very High	4.8x
39	Health Administration Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	72 66–73	$66,556/yr	High	2.7x
40	Economics University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	71 63–74	$54,328/yr	Very High	10.0x
41	Quality Control Keene State College · Keene, NH	70 66–70	$63,479/yr	High	12.9x
42	Criminal Justice Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	68 64–70	$39,171/yr	Moderate	9.3x
43	Finance Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	70 63–74	$62,821/yr	Very High	4.2x
44	Culinary Arts and Related Services Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	66 66–66	$35,959/yr	Low	5.8x
45	Specialized Sales Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	68 64–70	$41,181/yr	High	7.8x
46	Computer Science Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	75 64–75	$59,203/yr	Very High	9.2x
47	Business Administration Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	71 65–72	$40,902/yr	High	8.3x
48	Marketing Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	68 60–74	$46,649/yr	Very High	12.8x
49	Health Administration New England College · Henniker, NH	68 61–71	$50,213/yr	High	3.5x
50	Recreation & Parks Management University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	66 62–68	$38,201/yr	Moderate	6.3x
51	Teacher Education (General) Keene State College · Keene, NH	66 65–67	$41,564/yr	High	7.6x
52	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	68 68–66	$64,826/yr	Moderate	9.2x
53	Business Administration Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	68 62–69	$48,700/yr	High	2.7x
54	Criminal Justice New England College · Henniker, NH	65 61–66	$45,575/yr	Moderate	2.8x
55	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	68 65–69	$44,738/yr	High	6.3x
56	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Keene State College · Keene, NH	67 64–68	$42,492/yr	High	7.4x
57	Homeland Security University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	67 67–67	$51,200/yr	Moderate	7.1x
58	Teacher Education (General) Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	64 63–65	$41,015/yr	High	6.0x
59	Social Sciences, General Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	65 61–67	$42,932/yr	High	7.8x
60	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	65 65–64	$64,826/yr	Moderate	7.5x
61	Homeland Security University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	65 64–65	$51,200/yr	Moderate	5.7x
62	Teacher Education (General) Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	64 63–65	$39,646/yr	High	7.0x
63	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	66 63–67	$41,035/yr	High	6.8x
64	Business Administration New England College · Henniker, NH	66 60–67	$45,086/yr	High	2.3x
65	Management Information Systems (MIS) Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	69 59–70	$86,882/yr	Very High	12.2x
66	Marketing Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	65 58–68	$45,472/yr	Very High	9.4x
67	Electrical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	67 60–68	$81,981/yr	Very High	12.2x
68	Political Science Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	63 58–66	$72,618/yr	Very High	2.8x
69	Mental Health & Counseling Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	65 63–64	$43,886/yr	Moderate	5.7x
70	Natural Resources Management and Policy University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	63 59–64	$41,681/yr	High	4.5x
71	Business Administration Rivier University · Nashua, NH	64 56–67	$39,453/yr	High	3.6x
72	Accounting Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	66 59–68	$60,830/yr	Very High	2.2x
73	History Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	62 57–65	$61,127/yr	High	2.6x
74	Criminal Justice Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	60 55–62	$39,031/yr	Moderate	2.6x
75	Hospitality Management Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	62 56–64	$37,829/yr	High	7.5x
76	Chemical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	63 57–66	$71,599/yr	High	12.1x
77	Mechanical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	64 57–66	$70,865/yr	Very High	11.3x
78	Biology University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	62 56–64	$45,346/yr	High	10.6x
79	Public Relations & Advertising Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	62 57–64	$46,520/yr	High	7.6x
80	Liberal Arts & General Studies Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	59 64–55	$55,339/yr	Low	8.4x
81	Kinesiology & Exercise Science Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	59 57–58	$39,092/yr	Moderate	6.3x
82	Psychology University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online · Manchester, NH	66 61–65	$39,681/yr	High	11.7x
83	Public Health Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	64 59–64	$45,910/yr	High	6.0x
84	Civil Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	62 57–63	$67,035/yr	High	9.9x
85	Hospitality Management University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	60 54–63	$36,590/yr	High	6.7x
86	Biology Keene State College · Keene, NH	60 55–61	$43,624/yr	High	9.6x
87	Accounting Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	60 52–63	$45,356/yr	Very High	2.6x
88	Biology University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	59 54–62	$45,346/yr	High	8.6x
89	Political Science University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	58 52–64	$38,435/yr	Very High	9.9x
90	Kinesiology & Exercise Science Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	56 52–57	$33,293/yr	Moderate	8.4x
91	Social Work Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	60 59–58	$41,451/yr	Moderate	7.0x
92	Teacher Education (General) Rivier University · Nashua, NH	57 55–58	$38,552/yr	High	2.3x
93	Teacher Education (General) Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	58 55–58	$40,836/yr	High	1.9x
94	Mathematics Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	62 54–64	$108,255/yr	Very High	3.1x
95	Mathematics Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	60 52–63	$51,396/yr	Very High	9.6x
96	Health Sciences Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	62 58–60	$66,407/yr	High	9.1x
97	Biomedical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	63 58–63	$76,755/yr	High	9.0x
98	Marketing Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	58 51–60	$47,445/yr	Very High	2.5x
99	Software Development Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	60 51–62	$40,882/yr	Very High	5.2x
100	History Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	58 53–60	$37,734/yr	High	6.7x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at New Hampshire colleges and universities, drawn from 197 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in New Hampshire?

By DegreeWorth Score, Nursing (RN/BSN) at Southern New Hampshire University ranks #1 in New Hampshire with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $85,600/yr.

How many college programs are in New Hampshire?

Our database includes 197 programs across New Hampshire colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.