Highest ROI College Degrees in New Hampshire

Top 20 college + major combinations in New Hampshire ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

# College Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost
1 Dartmouth College

Grad rate: 95.4%

Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$2,611,796 $180,970 $83,802 Full ROI →
2 New England College

Grad rate: 31.0%

Health and Medical Administrative Services. +$1,439,228 $120,051 $60,896 Full ROI →
3 Dartmouth College

Grad rate: 95.4%

Computer Science. +$1,376,950 $128,856 $83,802 Full ROI →
4 Franklin Pierce University

Grad rate: 49.3%

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. +$1,328,830 $114,637 $61,955 Full ROI →
5 Rivier University

Grad rate: 58.2%

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$1,195,562 $106,878 $50,999 Full ROI →
6 Southern New Hampshire University

Grad rate: 43.2%

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. +$975,832 $94,544 $37,524 Full ROI →
7 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

Business/Commerce, General. +$955,646 $93,239 $34,567 Full ROI →
8 New England College

Grad rate: 31.0%

Educational Administration and Supervision. +$943,256 $101,342 $60,896 Full ROI →
9 University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Grad rate: 14.6%

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$906,228 $89,235 $19,236 Full ROI →
10 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. +$875,566 $89,235 $34,567 Full ROI →
11 Dartmouth College

Grad rate: 95.4%

Public Health. +$766,076 $88,684 $83,802 Full ROI →
12 Dartmouth College

Grad rate: 95.4%

Economics. +$764,992 $98,252 $83,802 Full ROI →
13 Franklin Pierce University

Grad rate: 49.3%

Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$715,570 $83,974 $61,955 Full ROI →
14 University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Grad rate: 14.6%

Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$680,026 $81,671 $19,236 Full ROI →
15 University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Grad rate: 64.1%

Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$666,550 $81,671 $22,605 Full ROI →
16 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

Computer Engineering. +$632,467 $81,988 $34,567 Full ROI →
17 Southern New Hampshire University

Grad rate: 43.2%

Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$622,272 $76,866 $37,524 Full ROI →
18 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

Computer and Information Sciences, General. +$618,702 $81,671 $34,567 Full ROI →
19 Antioch University-New England Business Administration, Management and Operations. +$607,960 $72,398 N/A Full ROI →
20 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Grad rate: 77.1%

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. +$587,702 $80,121 $34,567 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.