New Hampshire·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3013

Best Facilities Manager programs in New Hampshire, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings.

19 schools in New Hampshire run programs that feed this job, graduating 13,501 people a year. The job pays a median of $106,690 in New Hampshire across about 550 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSecurity ManagerSecurity DirectorFacilities ManagerFacilities DirectorRegional Security ManagerCorporate Security ManagerFacilities Maintenance ManagerFacilities Operations Manager (Facilities Ops Manager)
Graduates / yr
13,501
in New Hampshire
Median pay · New Hampshire
$106,690
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
550
people employed
Schools
19
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
50%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,344
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

5 programs in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Hampshire (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Hampshire page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
112,379
91.7%
17$43,506$25,000
2702
5.2%
2$43,506$25,000
3316
2.3%
5$44,700$24,000
4103
0.8%
2$33,076$25,000
51
0.0%
1$38,637$25,683

Top 19 schools in New Hampshire

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 19 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
11,904Business Administration and Management, General$60,13643%$34,565100%
2University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH Public · 3 feeder programs
725Business Administration and Management, General$57,01576%88%
3Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
156Business Administration and Management, General96%$14,6895%
4Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH Public · 2 feeder programs
137Business/Commerce, General$41,71452%88%
5New England College
Henniker, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
121Business Administration and Management, General$45,08635%$30,08692%
6Keene State College
Keene, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
61Business Administration and Management, General$47,84760%90%
7University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH Public · 2 feeder programs
61Business Administration and Management, General$51,85430%
8Rivier University
Nashua, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
59Business Administration and Management, General$39,45352%$25,06583%
9NHTI - Concord's Community College
Concord, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
48Business Administration and Management, General$36,40329%
10Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
45Business Administration and Management, General34%
11Colby - Sawyer College
New London, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
34Business/Commerce, General57%$21,74780%
12Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
28Business Administration and Management, General38%
13Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
28Business/Commerce, General$60,05480%$29,60078%
14Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
26Business Administration and Management, General$48,70054%$26,34493%
15University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
20Business/Commerce, General$57,37850%81%
16Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH Public · 2 feeder programs
16Business Administration and Management, General41%
17White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
13Business Administration and Management, General62%
18River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
12Business Administration and Management, General22%
19Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
7Business Administration and Management, General46%

All 19 schools in New Hampshire

Every school in New Hampshire with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New Hampshire that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchesterPrivate not-for-profit11,9042
University of New Hampshire - Main CampusDurhamPublic7253
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverPrivate not-for-profit1561
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthPublic1372
New England CollegeHennikerPrivate not-for-profit1212
Keene State CollegeKeenePublic611
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchesterPublic612
Rivier UniversityNashuaPrivate not-for-profit591
NHTI - Concord's Community CollegeConcordPublic481
Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouthPublic451
Colby - Sawyer CollegeNew LondonPrivate not-for-profit342
Nashua Community CollegeNashuaPublic281
Saint Anselm CollegeManchesterPrivate not-for-profit281
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindgePrivate not-for-profit261
University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchesterPublic201

What facilities managers earn in New Hampshire

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Hampshire
$106,690
Mean annual
$111,970
Jobs in state
550
What the range looks like
10th pct$60,310Median$106,69090th pct$172,830
Versus the national median
0.0%

U.S. median $106,660. New Hampshire pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.81×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New Hampshire

Manchester-Nashua, NH
$107,350median
170 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.8%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
13,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
5,700
151,400 → 157,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Facilities Managers page.

How to become a Facilities Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingSpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionMonitoringWriting

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Hampshire

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 13 majors mapped to Facilities Managers13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 15.1501Engineering/Industrial Management
  • 19.0604Facilities Planning and Management
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 31.0301Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • 46.0401Building/Property Maintenance
  • 46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing facilities managers programs in New Hampshire.

What degree do you need to become a Facilities Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 12,379 degrees in New Hampshire in 2024-25, 91.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Facilities Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Parks, Housing and Human Environments. Together they graduate about 13,501 people a year in New Hampshire.

How much do facilities managers earn in New Hampshire?+

The median is $106,690 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.0% below the U.S. median of $106,660. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for facilities managers growing?+

BLS projects a +3.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Hampshire?+

19 institutions in New Hampshire reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do facilities managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Manager, Security Director, Facilities Manager, Facilities Director, Regional Security Manager, Corporate Security Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3013.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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