Find Online Colleges

Find Campus Colleges

• e-RD |
• State Resources |
• 50 States |
• College Education |
• Colleges & Universities

New Hampshire Colleges: A School for Every Student
Granite state offers educational prospects

Nicknamed "The Granite State," New Hampshire's major industries include textiles, lumber, tourism, electronic equipment and software. For each field, you should find ample educational opportunity within the state.

New Hampshire career education

Despite being a small state, more than 91,000 higher ed students call New Hampshire "home," or at least "campus." Sixty percent attend public colleges, 40-percent got to private colleges and universities in New Hampshire. From technical schools to career colleges to graduate degree conferring unis, there's a sculpture that is your future to be carved from this bedrock of opportunity.

Trade schools teach some of the following subjects:

• culinary arts
• computer technology
• court reporting and criminal justice
• nursing, medical and dental assisting
• art, design and technology

New Hampshire colleges and universities

Colleges and universities in New Hampshire include the state's largest public school, the University of New Hampshire with an enrollment of more than 14,000 students and the ability to confer degrees through the doctorate level.

Air Force and Army ROTC, Africana and African-American studies, biomedical science, environmental planning, dairy management and forest technology are some of the academic areas that provide a career education graduates often stake a future on. Graduate study programs are wide-ranging and include a school of law.

Dartmouth University is the state's Ivy League. In addition to undergraduate, it offers a top-rate medical school, the popular Tuck School of Business, and the admired Thayer School of Engineering. Though there are not a lot of colleges and universities in New Hampshire, they are spread out in the small state to serve city and rural areas.

In addition, New Hampshire career colleges and technical schools, as well as the state's university and community college system, now offer a variety of online courses and degrees that enroll more than 24,000 students a year.

New Hampshire boasts a 90-percent, high school graduation rate, and 32 percent of the population hold
a bachelor's degree or higher. This also beats the national average. The Granite state has the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the nation. With a motto of "Live Free or Die," New Hampshire is known for its "edgy," Libertarian vibe.

A four-year education at a public New Hampshire college or university costs about $18,000, including room and board. A public, two-year education runs about $6,000.

Prospecting in the state

Similar to the rest of the country, health care occupations should be one of the fastest growing careers sectors in New Hampshire. Six additional professions that can anticipate high growth, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, include the following:

1. Accounts and auditors
2. Computer software engineers
3. Food service managers
4. Pharmacists
5. Postsecondary teachers
6. Registered nurses

Most these positions can by acquiring the appropriate education, networking and applying to the appropriate firms or employment providers. The state is also a great tourism location. If you are looking for a change of scenery, New Hampshire borders Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and Canada. What New Hampshire lacks in size, it makes up for in beauty and opportunity.