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2026 Best Value Criminology Schools in New Hampshire

2 Colleges in the United States
$27,000 Avg Student Debt
$73,371 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Criminology Badge [Criminology](/majors/social-sciences/criminology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for criminology students.

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2026 Best Value Criminology Schools in New Hampshire

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in criminology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Criminology Schools

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Saint Anselm College crest
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH

For return on investment in criminology, no school beat Saint Anselm College this year. Saint Anselm College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. Students from in state pay about $48,920 in tuition and fees. Criminology graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, criminology degree recipients from Saint Anselm College generally make around $46,814. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Saint Anselm College admits about 78% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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