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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

$22,061 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,126 Avg Student Debt*

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Business Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
64 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in New Hampshire
$15,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named NHTI-Concord’s Community College the best value school in New Hampshire for business students working on their associate degree. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,718 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online courses are available at NHTI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

NHTI also made our list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#2

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
23 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in New Hampshire
$9,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 23 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $17,009 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at GSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

GSC also made our list, coming in at #3.

Full Granite State College Report

#3

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
1,201 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in New Hampshire
$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,201 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $22,352 in loans while pursuing their degree.

SNHU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

SNHU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.

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#4

Franklin Pierce University

Rindge, New Hampshire
3 Total Awards
#4 in Quality in New Hampshire
$42,100 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Franklin Pierce University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associate degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Franklin Pierce are $42,100 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $26,709 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Franklin Pierce. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Franklin Pierce is ranked #4 for overall quality in New Hampshire.

Read full report on Franklin Pierce University

#5

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
4 Total Awards
#5 in Quality in New Hampshire
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at New England College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in New Hampshire. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NEC are $28,360 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $26,725 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

NEC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

NEC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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