Graduate Programs at Southern New Hampshire University

Graduate School Overview

Southern New Hampshire University (referred to as SNHU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Manchester, NH. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1973 - Current).

SNHU Directory Information
School Name	Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)
Address	2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Phone	603-668-2211
Web	https://www.snhu.edu
Online Application	https://www.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern New Hampshire University is $19,470 in average. The school has 23,226 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 164,091 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 126 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 95 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,470
Student Population	23,226
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	126 graduate programs (95 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern New Hampshire University is $19,470 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $700.

Southern New Hampshire University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Southern New Hampshire University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	95 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Southern New Hampshire University is $19,470. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$18,810	-
2019-2020	$18,810	-
2020-2021	$18,810	-
2021-2022	$18,900	$570
2022-2023	$18,900	$570

The graduate school tuition & fees of SNHU is average compared to private graduate schools in New Hampshire. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the New Hampshire graduate tuition is $21,655 (public) / $24,129 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern New Hampshire University	$19,470
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
New Hampshire Graduate Schools	$18,436	$23,246
Public	$17,536	$21,655
Private	$24,129

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $22,670 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern New Hampshire University. On-campus living costs are increased by 8.23% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,018. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.38% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,120	$6,082	$9,928	$8,902
2019-2020	$12,800	$6,742	$10,218	$9,532
2020-2021	$12,800	$6,824	$10,608	$6,824
2021-2022	$11,800	$7,326	$11,200	$10,438
2022-2023	$11,800	$8,900	$12,148	$10,870

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $700 at Southern New Hampshire University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$627
2019-2020	$627
2020-2021	$627
2021-2022	$700
2022-2023	$700

Graduate Programs at SNHU

Southern New Hampshire University offers 50 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 7,968 students have completed their study at Southern New Hampshire University.

Offered Degrees at Southern New Hampshire University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	23	7,381
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	5
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	13	478
Post Master's Degree	2	1	104
Total	50	37	7,968

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southern New Hampshire University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 98 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 2,096 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southern New Hampshire University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	98	$59,000
Education	✔	96	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	76	$59,000
Creative Writing	✔	70	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	67	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southern New Hampshire University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	2,096	$66,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	1,580	$66,700
Psychology	✔	704	$41,200
Psychology	✔	517	$41,200
English Language and Literature	✔	438	$38,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southern New Hampshire University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-

Southern New Hampshire University offers 50 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 7,968 students have completed their graduate studies.

7,381 students have earned/completed Master's program.
478 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
104 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	187 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✔	187	$39,400
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	369 completers	$60,000
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	369	$60,000
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	458 completers	$40,300
Education	✕	48	$40,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	192	$50,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	146	$56,600
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✔	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	18	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	31	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	539 completers	$38,900
English Language and Literature	✔	438	$38,900
Creative Writing	✔	101	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	129 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	129	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	704 completers	$41,200
Psychology	✔	704	$41,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	423 completers	$44,400
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✔	222	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	✔	201	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	62 completers	-
Economics	✔	22	-
Political Science and Government	✔	40	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	886 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	358	$54,400
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	155	-
Public Health	✔	236	-
Nursing Administration	✔	137	-
Business [+]	✔ (7 completers)	3,387 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2,096	$66,700
Operations Management and Supervision	✔	175	-
Accounting	✔	306	$55,500
Accounting and Finance	✔	42	-
Finance	✔	85	$59,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	340	$52,300
Business Statistics	✔	173	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	170	$46,300
History [+]	✔	218 completers	-
History	✔	218	$34,500
	Total	7,381

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-
	Total	5

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	55 completers	-
Education	✕	38	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✔	17	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	137 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	70	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	67	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	11	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✔	22	-
Business [+]	✔	253 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	98	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	24	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✔	15	-
Accounting	✔	32	-
Finance	✔	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	63	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	8	-
Marketing (other)	✔	10	-
	Total	478

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	96 completers	-
Education	✕	96	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✔	8	-
	Total	104

Graduate Student Population at SNHU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 23,649 students enrolled into Southern New Hampshire University graduate schools where it has total 164,091 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 7,416 full-time and 16,233 part-time graduate students. By gender, 7,538 male and 16,111 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,649	7,538	16,111
Full-time	7,416	2,424	4,992
Part-tme	16,233	5,114	11,119

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 12,111 White (51.21%), 3,675 Black/African American (15.54%), 2,052 Hispanic (8.68%), 731 Asian (3.09%), and 5,080 students with other races. 204 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,649	7,538	16,111
American Indian/Native American	105	35	70
Asian	731	283	448
Black/African American	3,675	1,022	2,653
Hispanic	2,052	595	1,457
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	57	18	39
White	12,111	3,945	8,166
Two More	489	130	359
Un-Known	4,225	1,411	2,814
Non-resident Alien	204	99	105

Southern New Hampshire University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 22,447 graduate students (94.92% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 23 graduate students (0.10% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	23,649
Enrolled Online Exclusively	22,447
Enrolled Some Online Courses	23
Not in Online Courses	1,179

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern New Hampshire University. 2,309 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.76% of total students), 2,491 students are aged above 50 (10.53%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern New Hampshire University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	23,649	7,538	16,111
Age 20-21	87	26	61
Age 22-24	2,222	599	1,623
Age 25-29	5,996	1,782	4,214
Age 30-34	4,661	1,566	3,095
Age 35-39	3,497	1,215	2,282
Age 40-49	4,692	1,514	3,178
Age 50-64	2,326	765	1,561
Over 64	165	70	95
Age Un-Known	3	1	2

Similar Schools to SNHU

Compare similar schools to Southern New Hampshire University with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

FPU

SNHU vs. FPU

Franklin Pierce University (FPU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Rindge, NH. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $37,700 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 545 and it offers total 67 graduate programs(31 online programs).

view school

New Hampshire-Main Campus

SNHU vs. New Hampshire-Main Campus

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (New Hampshire-Main Campus) is a Public, 4 years school located in Durham, NH. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $16,414 for New Hampshire residents and $30,054 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,441 and it offers total 211 graduate programs(7 online programs).

view school

PSU

SNHU vs. PSU

Plymouth State University (PSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Plymouth, NH. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,009 for New Hampshire residents and $17,537 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 564 and it offers total 151 graduate programs.

view school

Rivier

SNHU vs. Rivier

Rivier University (Rivier) is a Private, 4 years school located in Nashua, NH. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,395 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,211 and it offers total 81 graduate programs(4 online programs).

view school

Southern New Hampshire University Graduate Schools

Graduate School Overview

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

Graduate Programs at SNHU

Graduate Student Population at SNHU

Similar Schools to SNHU

New Hampshire Best Graduate Schools