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# University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do University of New Hampshire-Main Campus graduates earn?

The reported median is $71,253 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is $5,643 per year.

For earnings, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus sits above comparable peers, even as modeled earnings are effectively at the expected level. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $773 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) compares graduate earnings with the model’s estimate for similar students.

On that measure, the university is in the 58th percentile nationally. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,117.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,344. Median earnings are $71,253 four years after completion, in the 78th percentile nationally.

That is $5,643 above the peer median of $65,610, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Program choice coincides with a wide modeled earnings range at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus. The downside earnings scenario is $52,266 and the upside scenario is $90,603, with a typical scenario of $71,253.

These scenarios are modeled from the program mix rather than observed groups. At the upper end, Computer and Information Sciences completers earn a median of $105,078 four years after completion.

Electrical Engineering completers earn $104,067, and Chemical Engineering completers earn $93,711. Those field-level outcomes show the variation behind the modeled range.

An estimated 30.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover those working and not enrolled, this estimate means the earnings figure does not represent graduates who continue directly to graduate study.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$71,253

**Rank for difference from expectations**
58th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**University of New Hampshire-Main Campus reported median**
$71,253

**Peer schools comparable schools · $5,643 below University of New Hampshire-Main Campus**
$65,610

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $773 below University of New Hampshire-Main Campus**
$70,480

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $52,266 to $90,603, around the reported median of $71,253. Compare the lower scenario with [University of New Hampshire-Main Campus borrowing and monthly payments](/school/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$52,266

**Median · reported**
$71,253

**Higher estimate**
$90,603

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do University of New Hampshire-Main Campus graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus graduates’ reported earnings are $773 above that expectation, the 58th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of New Hampshire-Main Campus caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$8,117

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$7,344

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
+$773

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus report the highest earnings?

Field choice matters at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus because earnings differ substantially between higher- and moderate-earning fields. Computer and Information Sciences sits at the higher-earning end, with median earnings of $105,078 four years after completion and 85 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering also has median earnings of $104,067 and 20 degrees awarded. Among the larger moderate-earning fields, Business Administration and Management has median earnings of $86,535 four years after completion, alongside 695 degrees awarded.

Psychology records $56,153 in median earnings and 175 degrees awarded. The contrast between these fields means the schoolwide earnings figure is a broad summary rather than a single program outcome.

The published earnings data cover 49 bachelor's programs, and outcomes vary considerably across the largest fields. Their median earnings are measured four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management awarded 695 degrees and shows median earnings of $86,535 four years after completion. Psychology awarded 175 degrees, with median earnings of $56,153.

Biology awarded 174 degrees and shows $77,076, while Mechanical Engineering awarded 97 degrees and shows $93,622. The largest fields therefore range from psychology's lower median to engineering's higher one.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
$105,078

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$104,067

**Chemical Engineering**
$93,711

**Mechanical Engineering**
$93,622

**Biomedical/Medical Engineering**
$92,984

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$90,784

**Genetics**
$87,608

**Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**
$87,075

[Explore University of New Hampshire-Main Campus program cohorts and field ranks](/school/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program mix yields a broad range of earnings scenarios. The downside earnings scenario is $52,266, the typical scenario is $71,253, and the upside scenario is $90,603.

The highest-earning program, Computer and Information Sciences, has median earnings of $105,078 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is lowest at $56,153. The spread shows variation by field.

Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus has median earnings of $71,253 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The figure draws on an earnings cohort of 5,408 completers. Earnings scenarios based on the program mix range from $52,266 in the downside case to $90,603 in the upside case; the typical scenario coincides with the observed median.

Graduates earn about $773 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. An estimated 30.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The observed midpoint sits near the model expectation, while the scenarios show how outcomes can vary by program mix.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).