Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University at a Glance
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
Southern New Hampshire University Featured Rankings
- #1 Administrative Bloat: Schools with the Most & Least Efficient Administrations
- #1 Best Online Associate Degree Programs in New Hampshire
- #1 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in New Hampshire 2026
- #1 Best Online Bachelor's in Cybersecurity in New Hampshire
- #1 New Hampshire's Best Online Colleges 2026
- #1 Online Master’s in Web Design
- #1 Online Bachelor’s in Math
- #1 Most Affordable Accredited Online Private Non-Profit Schools 2026
- #2 Best Online MBAs New Hampshire
- #2 Accelerated Online Bachelor's of Computer Science
- #2 Best Private Colleges in New Hampshire
- #2 Online Master’s in Forensics
- #2 Online Bachelor's in Game Design
- #2 Online Associate in Computer Science
- #2 Online Associate in Marketing
- #2 Most Affordable Colleges in New Hampshire 2026
- #3 Best Online Master's of Psychology
- #3 New Hampshire's Best Online Master's Degrees
- #3 Best Online Web Design Bachelors
- #3 Fastest Online Associate's of Business
- #3 Online Bachelor’s in Data Science
- #3 Online Bachelor’s in Network Administration
- #3 10 Best Online Bachelor's of Forensic Psychology Degree Programs
- #3 Online MBA Sustainability
- #3 Best Grad Schools in New Hampshire
- #3 Best Colleges in New Hampshire
- #3 Online Associate in Information Technology
- #3 Accelerated Online Bachelor's of Psychology
- #4 Best Online MBA in Accounting Degree Programs
- #4 Accelerated Online Bachelor's of Healthcare Administration
- #4 Best Online Bachelor's in Cybersecurity in Vermont
- #4 Accelerated Online Bachelor's of Accounting
- #4 Online Master’s in Forensics
- #4 Online Associate in Business Administration
- #4 Best Online Six Sigma Certification
- #4 Online Associate in Accounting
- #4 Most Influential US Universities by State
- #4 Fastest Accelerated Online Bachelor's of Cybersecurity
- #5 Best Online MBA in Human Resources
- #5 Online Master’s in Organizational Psychology
- #5 Fastest Accelerated Online Master’s in Forensic Psychology
- #5 Online Associate in Liberal Arts
- #5 Online Bachelor’s in Public Administration
- #6 Online Bachelor’s in Data Science
- #6 Accelerated Online Master's of Psychology
- #6 Fastest Online Bachelor's in Counseling
- #6 10 Fastest Online Master's of Finance Degree Programs
- #6 Accelerated Online Bachelor's of English
- #7 Online Master’s in Educational Administration
- #7 Best Accelerated Online PhD Programs
- #8 Online Colleges That Start Anytime
- #8 Easiest Online Degrees from Accredited Schools
- #8 Accelerated Online Master's of Accounting
- #9 Online Master’s in English
- #9 Online Bachelor’s in Homeland Security
- #9 Online Bachelor’s in Digital Media
- #9 Online Master's in Economics
- #9 Online Bachelor’s in Sports Management
- #9 Best Online MBA in Marketing Degree Programs
- #9 Online Bachelor's in Anthropology
- #10 Best Online MBA in Entrepreneurship
- #10 Best Online MBA in Supply Chain Management
- #10 Online Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration
- #10 20 Most Affordable Online Bachelor's of Cybersecurity
- #10 Online Bachelor’s in English
- #10 Military Friendly Online Colleges
- #10 Online Bachelor’s in Finance
- #11 Online Bachelor's in Computer Science
- #11 20 Fastest Online Master's of Counseling Degree Programs
- #12 Online Bachelor’s in Child Development
- #13 Online Master’s in Organizational Leadership
- #14 Online Master’s in Emergency Management
- #15 Online Bachelor’s in Marketing/Advertising
- #15 Online Bachelor’s in History
- #15 Online Master’s in Project Management
- #16 Online Bachelor's in Construction Management
- #17 20 Fastest Online Master's of Nursing Degree Programs
- #17 Online Master’s in Information Technology
- #17 Online Bachelor's in Accounting
- #18 Online Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity
- #18 Online Bachelor’s in Information Technology
- #18 Online Master’s in Finance
- #19 Online Master’s in Sports Management
- #19 Online Associate in Criminal Justice
- #21 Online Finance MBAs
- #22 Online Master’s in Human Resources
- #22 Online Bachelor’s in Organizational Leadership
- #23 Online Master’s in Counseling
- #23 Online Master's in Accounting
- #23 Online Bachelor’s in Public Health
- #24 Online Master’s in Marketing/Advertising
- #26 Online Master’s in Special Education
- #26 Online Master’s in Education
- #41 Online Bachelor’s in Business Administration
- #50 Non-GMAT Online MBAs
About Southern New Hampshire University
According to Wikipedia, Southern New Hampshire University is a private university between Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with national accreditation for some hospitality, health, education and business degrees. SNHU is one of the fastest-growing universities nationwide with 135,000 online students and 3,000 on campus.
Southern New Hampshire University's Online Degrees
AS in Fashion Merchandising
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Photography
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Digital Photography
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Fashion Merchandising And Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Game Art And Development
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Six Sigma Black Belt
- Required Credits: 12
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Finance
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 8 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 8 months
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Required Credits: 18
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Operations And Supply Chain Management
- Required Credits: 18
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Accounting
- Required Credits: 21
- Format: Fully online
MS in Accounting
Degree Concentrations
- Auditing
- Forensic Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Taxation
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Business Intelligence
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Operations And Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Public Administration
- Sport Management
- Sustainability And Environmental Compliance
- Information Technology Management
- Engineering Management
- Healthcare Management
- Music Business
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MS in Finance
Degree Concentrations
- Corporate Finance
- Investments
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MS in Management
Degree Concentrations
- Construction Management
- Emergency Management
- Healthcare
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MS in Marketing
Degree Concentrations
- Digital Marketing
- Marketing Research Analytics
- New Media And Communications
- Social Media Marketing
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MS in Project Management And Operations
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Data Analytics
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Marketing
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
Degree Concentrations
- Forensic Accounting And Fraud Examination
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting Finance
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resources Management
- International Business
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Nonprofit Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Project Management
- Public Administration
- Sports Management
- Management Information Systems
- Healthcare Administration
- Industrial Organizational Psychology
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Data Analytics
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Finance
Degree Concentrations
- Financial Planning
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Marketing
Degree Concentrations
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Operations Management
Degree Concentrations
- Logistics And Transportation
- Project Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Sport Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Technical Management Ii
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Data Analytics
- Database Design
- Information Security
- Software Application Development
- Web Design
- It Management
- Healthcare Informatics
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Information Systems
Degree Concentrations
- Data Validation And Decision Making
- Networking And Security
- Project Management
- Project Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- Data Analysis
- Information Security
- Project Management
- Software Engineering
- Project Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Game Programming And Development
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Information Technologies
Degree Concentrations
- Business Management For It
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Project Management For It
- Software Development
- Business Management For It
- Project Management For It
- Cybersecurity
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Information Technologies
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Counterterrorism And Homeland Security
- Required Credits: 12
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting And Fraud Examination
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
MS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
- Advanced Counterterrorism
- Public Safety Administration
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
- Corrections
- Criminology
- Homeland Security And Counterterrorism
- Human Services And Advocacy
- Police Administration And Operations
- Substance Abuse
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia And Language Based Learning Disabilities
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 8 months
- Format: Fully online
MEd in Curriculum And Instruction
Degree Concentrations
- Dyslexia And Language Based Learning Disabilities
- Educational Leadership
- Online Teaching
- Reading
- Special Education
- Technology Integration
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MS in Higher Education Administration
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Social Media Marketing
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Leadership Of Nonprofit Organizations
- Required Credits: 18
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Public Administration
- Required Credits: 18
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
MA in History
Degree Concentrations
- American History
- Military History
- Public History
- Required Credits: 33
- Format: Fully online
MA in Communication
Degree Concentrations
- New Media And Marketing
- Public Relations
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MA in English And Creative Writing
Degree Concentrations
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Screenwriting
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Anthropology
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Communication
Degree Concentrations
- New Media
- Professional Writing
- Business Communication
- Public Relations
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Creative Writing And English
Degree Concentrations
- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Screenwriting
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in English Language And Literature
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in General Studies
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in History
Degree Concentrations
- American History
- European History
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Military History
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Human Services
Degree Concentrations
- Child And Family Services
- Gerontology
- Substance Abuse
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Political Science
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Sociology
Degree Concentrations
- Community Health
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Athletic Administration
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 6 months
- Format: Fully online
MS in Health Information Management
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MSN in Patient Safety And Quality
- Required Credits: 39
- Format: Fully online
MPH in Public Health
Degree Concentrations
- Global Health
- Required Credits: 42
- Format: Fully online
BS in Community Health Education
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Health Information Management
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Health Science
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Healthcare Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Health Information Management
- Patient Safety And Quality
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Public Health
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Psychology
Degree Concentrations
- Child And Development Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
- Industrial And Organizational Psychology
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Required Credits: 60
- Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
Degree Concentrations
- Addictions
- Applied Psychology
- Child And Adolescent Development
- Mental Health
- Social Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Environmental Science
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Geosciences
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BA in Mathematics
Degree Concentrations
- Applied Mathematics
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Southern New Hampshire University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45,127 | 100% | 61% | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Southern New Hampshire University Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $18,410 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $36,355 |
| 30K - 48K | $36,530 |
| 48K - 75K | $36,240 |
| 75K - 110K | $37,523 |
| 110K+ | $39,780 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Southern New Hampshire University Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Southern New Hampshire University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,870 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Southern New Hampshire University's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 255,134 | 212,123 | 43,011 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Southern New Hampshire University?
Southern New Hampshire University is located at 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045.
How Safe is Southern New Hampshire University?
Relative to its enrollment, Southern New Hampshire University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Manchester has a violent crime rate of 0.34% and a property crime rate of 1.69%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Southern New Hampshire University Known For?
Southern New Hampshire University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Anthropology
- Criminal Justice
- Business
- Education
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Communications
- Political Science
- Literature
- Social Work
- Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Psychology
- History
- Biology
- Medical
- Sociology
- Physics
- Nursing
Southern New Hampshire University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Southern New Hampshire University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Southern New Hampshire University ranks #203 in the U.S. and #625 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #229 in the U.S. and #401 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #240 in the U.S. and #782 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #257 in the U.S. and #1040 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #287 in the U.S. and #1744 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #389 in the U.S. and #1781 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #403 in the U.S. and #2438 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #473 in the U.S. and #1729 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #500 in the U.S. and #2059 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #527 in the U.S. and #1600 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #528 in the U.S. and #1278 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #595 in the U.S. and #2460 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #648 in the U.S. and #2577 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #652 in the U.S. and #1692 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #660 in the U.S. and #1939 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #721 in the U.S. and #3141 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #756 in the U.S. and #2678 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #804 in the U.S. and #2711 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #868 in the U.S. and #3650 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesSouthern New Hampshire University ranks #1075 in the U.S. and #2754 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesWho Are Southern New Hampshire University's Most Influential Alumni?
Southern New Hampshire University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Anthropology, and Business. Here are some of Southern New Hampshire University's most famous alumni:
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