2023 Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire
It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire
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Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in New Hampshire for teaching students working on their degree. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 678 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from SNHU accumulate an average of $30,063 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $294, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, SNHU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,640 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 289 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Plymouth State accumulate an average of $26,546 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $284 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Plymouth State graduates make an average of $40,810 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
The programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in New Hampshire. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 176 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,977 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $402 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, UNH graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,868 during the early year of their career. Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 117 degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, Antioch University - New England graduates make an average of $44,779 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Out of the 19 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 104 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Keene State accumulate an average of $23,826 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $330. Once they receive their degree, Keene State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $38,273 during the early year of their career. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire ranking. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 99 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,025 in student loans.After graduating from GSC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $50,184 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
New England College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $33,602 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $423, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, NEC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $48,196 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
With a ranking of #8, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working. Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $31,227 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $369, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Rivier, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $51,251 during the early years of their career. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Upper Valley Educators Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire list. UVEI is located in Lebanon, New Hampshire and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 degrees to qualified students.
Degree recipients from UVEI accumulate an average of $22,847 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #10, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working. NHTI is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,564 in student loans. During the early years of their career, NHTI graduates make an average of $39,871 annually. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
White Mountains Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Berlin, New Hampshire, the very small public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,395 in student loans. During the early years of their career, White Mountains Community College graduates make an average of $43,756 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Anselm College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 29 degrees in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $25,508 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $559, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from St. Anselm College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $44,582 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Nashua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students. It came in at #13 on the list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Nashua Community College accumulate an average of $16,719 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Nashua Community College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $40,962 during the early years of their career. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Manchester Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $22,071 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Franklin Pierce University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching programs. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Franklin Pierce accumulate an average of $26,718 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $446, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Franklin Pierce, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $53,342 during the early years of their career. Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
River Valley Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching programs. Claremont, New Hampshire is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $23,461 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from NH Community Technical College - Claremont, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $47,352 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Great Bay Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 12 degrees in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Great Bay Community College accumulate an average of $20,526 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Great Bay Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $36,586 during the early year of their career. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
Colby - Sawyer College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching programs. Colby - Sawyer is located in New London, New Hampshire and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,607 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $527 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Colby - Sawyer, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $36,088 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Lakes Region Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in Laconia, New Hampshire, the very small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.
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%.
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