General Education at Southern New Hampshire University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in education from SNHU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

SNHU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

SNHU General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how SNHU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at SNHU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular General Education Schools	28
	35
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	58
Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
	146
	149
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
	280
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	305
Best General Education Schools	450

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in education from SNHU. This makes it the #91 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Education Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $28,348. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,820 for all education students.

Education Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU General Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SNHU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SNHU General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a master's degree in education from SNHU. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. SNHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

SNHU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	204

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Education Professors	320	$76,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.