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title: Southern New Hampshire University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Manchester, NH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit · 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 | $50,318 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,434 – $75,732 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $9,169 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,332 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $40,918 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.18× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,318 | derived |

**43% 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 $9,169 (≈ 18% 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 $26,207 to $75,875 across 67 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $75,875 | $36,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,753 | $16,539 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,552 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $67,717 | $44,643 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $67,435 | $41,257 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,048 | $25,079 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $64,617 | $48,003 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $63,302 | not reported |
| Homeland Security. | Master's Degree | $62,371 | $36,900 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,847 | $45,100 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,436 | $13,042 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $56,688 | $36,900 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,580 | $22,565 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,587 | $45,100 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $54,435 | $36,900 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,280 | $28,689 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $54,002 | $39,443 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $53,200 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $52,944 | $32,204 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,197 | $22,773 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $51,984 | $31,984 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $51,947 | $39,630 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $51,592 | $36,316 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,193 | $23,861 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $51,100 | $49,200 |
| Political Science and Government. | Master's Degree | $50,337 | $41,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $49,326 | $44,769 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,883 | $26,166 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,678 | $13,023 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $48,635 | $41,708 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,557 | $18,833 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,292 | $25,000 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $47,217 | $36,900 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,867 | $25,669 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $46,451 | $16,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,661 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,315 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $44,040 | $41,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,730 | $23,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $42,816 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $41,183 | $19,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $40,964 | $40,872 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,928 | $19,790 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,917 | $22,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $40,592 | $45,100 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,593 | $20,649 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $38,945 | $29,634 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $37,992 | $40,644 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,976 | $22,965 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,855 | $23,500 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,771 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $35,932 | $16,715 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $35,619 | $13,168 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,785 | $24,084 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,495 | $18,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,843 | $20,127 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,806 | $23,808 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,311 | $20,917 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,208 | $22,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $31,258 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,647 | $25,660 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,198 | $21,208 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,070 | $21,771 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,329 | $22,501 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $28,626 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,348 | $25,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,207 | $23,583 |

## 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 Southern New Hampshire University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183026

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