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title: Keene State College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Keene, NH
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Keene State College

Keene, NH · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $54,368 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,042 – $78,820 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,993 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,368 | derived |

**60% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 36% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $22,653 to $72,538 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $72,538 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,023 | $27,000 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,424 | $25,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,128 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,889 | not reported |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,470 | $27,000 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,199 | $26,860 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,118 | $26,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,926 | $26,259 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,382 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,508 | $25,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,745 | $24,250 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,566 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,036 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,343 | $26,236 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,193 | $25,325 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,191 | $23,594 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,964 | $24,625 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,788 | $25,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,427 | not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,670 | $27,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,976 | $25,296 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,974 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,653 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,316 | $22,194 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,653 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Keene State College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183062

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