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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

8 Schools Ranked

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.

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Top Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
$59,283 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in New Hampshire for students working on their master’s degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Dartmouth. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Dartmouth College Report

#2

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
$12,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.

Online graduate courses are available at Rivier, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$16,352 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.

UNH does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Antioch University - New England

Keene, New Hampshire
$24,934 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Antioch University - New England is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.

Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - New England are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

Franklin Pierce University

Rindge, New Hampshire
$36,650 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin Pierce University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Franklin Pierce. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Franklin Pierce University Report

#6

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
$19,470 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that SNHU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire
$12,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Plymouth State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

Plymouth State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Plymouth State University Report

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
$15,048 Average Tuition & Fees

New England College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking.

NEC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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