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

Durham, 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 | $66,479 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,635 – $98,059 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $22,498 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $35,537 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $38,479 | derived |

**76% 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 $22,498 (≈ 34% 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 $20,733 to $84,062 across 61 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $84,062 | $35,610 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $78,895 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $74,695 | $22,046 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $73,921 | $32,458 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,027 | $26,546 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,602 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,492 | $21,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,297 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $65,711 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,957 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $63,721 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,870 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $61,585 | $30,750 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $59,614 | $61,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,939 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,322 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,857 | $27,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $53,664 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,849 | $27,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,840 | $51,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,195 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,813 | $25,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,038 | $27,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,279 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,689 | $25,990 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $42,646 | $20,500 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,705 | $27,000 |
| Sustainability Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,752 | $27,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,438 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $37,852 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $37,697 | not reported |
| Genetics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,487 | $26,994 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,851 | $25,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,342 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,977 | $26,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,424 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,120 | $26,250 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,992 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,972 | $24,267 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,967 | $26,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,958 | $27,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,218 | $24,250 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,901 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,475 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,914 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,077 | $24,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,011 | $22,750 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,220 | $25,997 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,126 | $27,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,373 | $23,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,221 | not reported |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,570 | $24,737 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,477 | $27,000 |
| Animal Sciences. | Associate's Degree | $25,524 | not reported |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,682 | $27,000 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,682 | $23,250 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,525 | $27,000 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,518 | $27,000 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,719 | $24,766 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,330 | $26,981 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,733 | $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 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183044

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