Southern New Hampshire University Graduate School

Southern New Hampshire University (referred to as SNHU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Manchester, NH.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SNHU is $20,469 in average. The school has 23,226 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 164,091 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Southern New Hampshire University (referred to as SNHU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Manchester, NH.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1973 - Current).
SNHU Directory Information
School NameSouthern New Hampshire University (SNHU)
Address2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Phone603-668-2211
Webhttps://www.snhu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now
Financial Infohttps://www.snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SNHU is $20,469 in average. The school has 23,226 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 164,091 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 131 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 90 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$20,469
Student Population23,226
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs131 graduate programs
(90 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio22 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at SNHU is $20,469 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $700.
SNHU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$18,900
Required Fees$570
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$700
SNHU 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, 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)90 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 $20,469. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.13% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$18,810-
2019-2020$18,810-
2020-2021$18,810-
2021-2022$18,900$570
2022-2023$18,900$570
2023-2024$19,467$1,002
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 $19,793 and the New Hampshire graduate tuition is $24,271 (public) / $25,067 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Southern New Hampshire University$20,469
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
New Hampshire Graduate Schools$18,862$24,801
Public$18,726$24,271
Private$25,067
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $24,716 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SNHU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 8.70% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,242. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.66% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
2023-2024$12,800$9,700$13,326$11,916
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $736 at Southern New Hampshire University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.14% 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
2023-2024$736

Graduate Programs at SNHU

Southern New Hampshire University offers 52 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, 7,314 students have completed their study at Southern New Hampshire University.
Offered Degrees at Southern New Hampshire University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree33226,791
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship2021
Post Bachelor's Degree1413403
Post Master's Degree3199
Total52367,314
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 Education program with 88 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 1,935 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 20 completers.
Southern New Hampshire University offers 52 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 7,314 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 6,791 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 403 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 99 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) 123 completers-
Organizational Communication123$39,400
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 480 completers$60,000
Computer and Information Sciences288$60,000
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance192-
Education [+] (1 completers) 556 completers$40,300
Education33$40,300
Curriculum and Instruction167$50,600
Educational Leadership and Administration123$56,600
Elementary Education and Teaching13-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)125-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education11-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor84-
English Language and Literature [+] (2 completers) 522 completers$38,900
English Language and Literature421$38,900
Creative Writing101-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 122 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management122-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 606 completers$41,200
Psychology606$41,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 227 completers$44,400
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)227-
Social Sciences [+] (2 completers) 20 completers-
Economics16-
Political Science and Government4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 26 completers-
Fine/Studio Arts26-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (4 completers) 795 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management320$54,400
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor173-
Public Health185-
Nursing Administration117-
Business [+] (7 completers) 3,136 completers-
Business Administration and Management1,935$66,700
Operations Management and Supervision134-
Accounting247$55,500
Accounting and Finance49-
Finance65$59,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration316$52,300
International Business/Trade/Commerce1-
Business Statistics194-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)11-
Marketing/Marketing Management184$46,300
History [+] 178 completers-
History178$34,500
Total6,791
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 20 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration20-
Business [+] 1 completers-
International Business/Trade/Commerce1-
Total21
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 2 completers-
Education2-
English Language and Literature [+] (1 completers) 48 completers-
Creative Writing48-
Business [+] 177 completers-
Business Administration and Management76-
Operations Management and Supervision8-
Accounting27-
Finance2-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration56-
Marketing/Marketing Management8-
Total403
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 88 completers-
Education88-
English Language and Literature [+] 4 completers-
Creative Writing4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 completers-
Nursing Administration7-
Total99

Graduate Student Population at SNHU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 23,226 students enrolled into Southern New Hampshire University graduate schools where it has total 164,091 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 7,060 full-time and 16,166 part-time graduate students. By gender, 7,238 male and 15,988 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total23,2267,23815,988
Full-time7,0602,2764,784
Part-tme16,1664,96211,204
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 12,051 White (51.89%), 3,751 Black/African American (16.15%), 2,329 Hispanic (10.03%), 737 Asian (3.17%), and 4,358 students with other races. 397 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total23,2267,23815,988
American Indian/Native American863056
Asian737280457
Black/African American3,7519832,768
Hispanic2,3297241,605
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander631746
White12,0513,7318,320
Two More593144449
Un-Known3,2191,1322,087
Non-resident Alien397197200
Southern New Hampshire University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 22,314 graduate students (96.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total23,226
Enrolled Online Exclusively22,314
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses912
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern New Hampshire University. 2,097 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.03% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.01%), 2,508 students are aged above 50 (10.80%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern New Hampshire University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total23,2267,23815,988
Age 18-19211
Age 20-21912566
Age 22-242,0065671,439
Age 25-295,5711,5913,980
Age 30-344,6601,5193,141
Age 35-393,6091,2092,400
Age 40-494,7751,5313,244
Age 50-642,3527291,623
Over 641566591
Age Un-Known413

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