{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New Hampshire","faq":[{"a":"Dartmouth College leads New Hampshire among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $97k ten years after enrolling, against $56k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in new hampshire?"},{"a":"16 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 16 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Dartmouth College leads New Hampshire among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $97k ten years after enrolling, against $56k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":4541,"bar":1,"key":"college:182670","sub":"NH","href":"/higher-education/new-hampshire/dartmouth-college","name":"Dartmouth College","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"96%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$29,519"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"4,541 students"}],"value":97434,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$97k"},{"n":2087,"bar":0.7530328222181168,"key":"college:183239","sub":"NH","href":"/higher-education/new-hampshire/saint-anselm-college","name":"Saint Anselm College","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"80%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$34,779"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"2,087 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They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$56k"},"keyFacts":["#1 Dartmouth College, NH: $97k","#2 Saint Anselm College, NH: $73k","#3 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, NH: $66k","16 colleges ranked across New Hampshire","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The lead is wide: Dartmouth College ($97k) is well clear of Manchester Community College at #10 ($49k).","Franklin Pierce University reaches #7 on a sample of 992 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Southern New Hampshire University is the largest market in the top ten, with 163,164 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-new-hampshire"}