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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 $58,191/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in NH

197

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$58,191/yr

Avg DW Score

62/100

#1 Program

Computer and Information Sciences, General

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

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	Computer and Information Sciences, General University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	86 79–87	$75,156/yr	Very High	16.4x
2	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	85 82–85	$85,600/yr	High	13.5x
3	Computer and Information Sciences, General University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	84 77–85	$75,156/yr	Very High	13.4x
4	Computer Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	83 76–84	$88,904/yr	Very High	14.7x
5	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Keene State College · Keene, NH	83 80–82	$74,915/yr	High	13.2x
6	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH	82 78–81	$78,856/yr	High	11.0x
7	Economics Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	81 77–82	$69,807/yr	Very High	16.2x
8	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	80 77–79	$72,906/yr	High	11.7x
9	Computer Science Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	79 74–81	$132,919/yr	Very High	6.3x
10	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	79 76–79	$77,271/yr	High	9.8x
11	Economics Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	76 71–77	$94,675/yr	Very High	4.8x
12	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	76 73–76	$76,016/yr	High	4.4x
13	Computer and Information Sciences, General Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	76 70–77	$61,322/yr	Very High	10.9x
14	Finance and Financial Management Services Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	76 74–77	$50,006/yr	Very High	13.4x
15	Computer and Information Sciences, General Keene State College · Keene, NH	75 70–76	$48,003/yr	Very High	13.8x
16	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	75 72–75	$79,609/yr	High	4.0x
17	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Rivier University · Nashua, NH	74 71–74	$74,292/yr	High	4.6x
18	Business Administration University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	73 67–73	$57,015/yr	High	10.3x
19	Accounting and Related Services Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	73 69–74	$54,209/yr	Very High	11.0x
20	Accounting and Related Services Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	72 69–74	$54,898/yr	Very High	9.8x
21	Finance and Financial Management Services Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	72 70–74	$62,821/yr	Very High	4.2x
22	Business Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	71 65–71	$60,136/yr	High	9.8x
23	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	71 67–72	$76,718/yr	Very High	10.7x
24	Electrical University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	71 67–72	$81,981/yr	Very High	12.2x
25	Economics University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	71 66–72	$54,328/yr	Very High	10.0x
26	Health and Medical Administrative Services University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	70 65–71	$50,110/yr	High	9.6x
27	Business Administration Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH	69 63–70	$54,304/yr	High	9.2x
28	Chemical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	68 66–70	$71,599/yr	High	12.1x
29	Mechanical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	68 65–69	$70,865/yr	Very High	11.3x
30	Computer Science Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	67 61–69	$71,764/yr	Very High	9.9x
31	Computer and Information Sciences, General Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	67 61–68	$65,516/yr	Very High	10.3x
32	Business/Commerce, General Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	67 62–67	$60,054/yr	High	3.6x
33	Public Administration Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	66 63–67	$73,129/yr	High	10.1x
34	Finance and Financial Management Services Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	66 63–67	$63,703/yr	Very High	8.7x
35	Business Administration University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online · Manchester, NH	66 60–66	$51,854/yr	High	15.6x
36	Health and Medical Administrative Services Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	65 59–66	$50,619/yr	High	8.4x
37	Civil Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	65 64–67	$67,035/yr	High	9.9x
38	Quality Control Keene State College · Keene, NH	65 63–66	$63,479/yr	High	12.9x
39	Marketing Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	65 59–66	$46,649/yr	Very High	12.8x
40	International Business Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	64 58–65	$56,320/yr	Very High	8.3x
41	Business Administration Keene State College · Keene, NH	64 58–65	$47,847/yr	High	9.4x
42	Computer Science Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	64 57–65	$59,203/yr	Very High	9.2x
43	Business/Commerce, General Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	63 59–63	$41,714/yr	High	10.1x
44	Political Science and Government Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	62 58–63	$72,618/yr	Very High	2.8x
45	Health and Medical Administrative Services New England College · Henniker, NH	62 57–63	$50,213/yr	High	3.5x
46	Criminal Justice and Corrections Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	62 52–62	$45,836/yr	Moderate	9.2x
47	Business/Commerce, General University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	61 56–62	$57,378/yr	High	8.1x
48	History Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	60 55–60	$61,127/yr	High	2.6x
49	Mathematics Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	60 55–62	$51,396/yr	Very High	9.6x
50	Environmental Health Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	60 57–61	$62,190/yr	Very High	9.5x
51	Business/Commerce, General University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	60 55–61	$57,378/yr	High	6.5x
52	Engineering Science Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	59 56–60	$89,929/yr	High	2.8x
53	Health and Medical Administrative Services Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	59 54–60	$66,556/yr	High	2.7x
54	Management Information Systems and Services Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	59 53–61	$86,882/yr	Very High	12.2x
55	Marketing Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	59 53–60	$45,472/yr	Very High	9.4x
56	Accounting and Related Services Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH	59 56–61	$60,830/yr	Very High	2.2x
57	Specialized Sales Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	57 54–57	$41,181/yr	High	7.8x
58	Criminal Justice and Corrections Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	57 46–57	$39,171/yr	Moderate	9.3x
59	Business Administration Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	57 51–57	$40,902/yr	High	8.3x
60	Mathematics Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	56 51–57	$108,255/yr	Very High	3.1x
61	Business Administration Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	56 50–57	$48,700/yr	High	2.7x
62	Teacher Education Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	56 58–57	$44,738/yr	High	6.3x
63	Social Sciences, General Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	56 56–57	$42,932/yr	High	7.8x
64	Biology, General University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	56 53–57	$45,346/yr	High	10.6x
65	Accounting and Related Services Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	55 54–57	$45,356/yr	Very High	2.6x
66	Teacher Education Keene State College · Keene, NH	55 59–57	$42,492/yr	High	7.4x
67	Criminal Justice and Corrections Keene State College · Keene, NH	55 44–55	$42,053/yr	Moderate	8.3x
68	Public Relations & Advertising Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	54 51–55	$46,520/yr	High	7.6x
69	Biology, General University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	54 51–55	$45,346/yr	High	8.6x
70	Genetics University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	54 49–55	$51,693/yr	High	9.5x
71	Teacher Education Keene State College · Keene, NH	54 62–55	$41,564/yr	High	7.6x
72	Political Science and Government University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	54 50–55	$38,435/yr	Very High	9.9x
73	Business Administration Rivier University · Nashua, NH	54 49–55	$39,453/yr	High	3.6x
74	Biomedical/Medical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	53 50–54	$76,755/yr	High	9.0x
75	Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	53 50–53	$47,236/yr	High	9.1x
76	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	53 53–53	$64,826/yr	Moderate	9.2x
77	Parks University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	52 48–53	$38,201/yr	Moderate	6.3x
78	Political Science and Government University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	52 48–53	$38,435/yr	Very High	8.0x
79	Biology, General Keene State College · Keene, NH	52 48–52	$43,624/yr	High	9.6x
80	Mathematics and Statistics, Other Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	51 45–52	$102,938/yr	Very High	2.9x
81	Criminal Justice and Corrections New England College · Henniker, NH	51 41–51	$45,575/yr	Moderate	2.8x
82	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	51 51–52	$64,826/yr	Moderate	7.5x
83	Communication and Media Studies University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	51 44–52	$43,551/yr	High	10.0x
84	Teacher Education Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	51 57–52	$41,035/yr	High	6.8x
85	Business Administration New England College · Henniker, NH	50 44–50	$45,086/yr	High	2.3x
86	Teacher Education Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	50 58–51	$41,015/yr	High	6.0x
87	Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	50 52–51	$43,886/yr	Moderate	5.7x
88	Public Health Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	50 46–50	$45,910/yr	High	6.0x
89	Hospitality Administration/Management Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	50 42–50	$37,829/yr	High	7.5x
90	Computer Software and Media Applications Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	49 48–50	$40,882/yr	Very High	5.2x
91	Natural Resources Management and Policy University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	49 46–49	$41,681/yr	High	4.5x
92	Communication and Media Studies University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	49 41–50	$43,551/yr	High	8.1x
93	Hospitality Administration/Management University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	49 41–50	$36,590/yr	High	6.7x
94	Architecture Keene State College · Keene, NH	49 51–51	$43,448/yr	High	10.1x
95	Homeland Security University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, NH	49 41–49	$51,200/yr	Moderate	7.1x
96	Teacher Education Plymouth State University · Plymouth, NH	49 59–50	$39,646/yr	High	7.0x
97	Sociology Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	48 44–49	$64,377/yr	High	1.8x
98	Criminal Justice and Corrections Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	48 38–49	$39,031/yr	Moderate	2.6x
99	Marketing Franklin Pierce University · Rindge, NH	48 42–49	$47,445/yr	Very High	2.5x
100	Liberal Arts and Sciences Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	48 49–48	$55,339/yr	Low	8.4x

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, Computer and Information Sciences, General at University of New Hampshire at Manchester ranks #1 in New Hampshire with a score of 86/100 and graduate earnings of $75,156/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.