New Hampshire·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1071

Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in New Hampshire, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.

18 schools in New Hampshire run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,251 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,250 in New Hampshire across about 430 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorClinical ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
1,251
in New Hampshire
Median pay · New Hampshire
$85,250
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
430
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
51%
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.

Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.22
Public Health
522graduates / yr
8 schools · 3 specializations · 41.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,762
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.23
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
241graduates / yr
2 schools · 3 specializations · 19.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,966
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.09
Allied Health Diagnostic
171graduates / yr
2 schools · 8 specializations · 13.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $53,520
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.02
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
93graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 7.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $24,665
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
62graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 5.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.83
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
45graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 3.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,581
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.06
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
37graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 3.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,924
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.08
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
24graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 1.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,507
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.35
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
18graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $20,079
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.15
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
17graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,335
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.20
Pharmacy
9graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,728
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.05
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,383
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,401

27 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
1514
41.1%
8$36,762$25,076
2132
10.6%
2$35,966$26,323
398
7.8%
1$35,966$26,323
493
7.4%
2$24,665$22,500
562
5.0%
1$30,508$24,586
661
4.9%
1$53,520$20,250
745
3.6%
3$33,581$14,171
841
3.3%
2$53,520$20,250
930
2.4%
1$28,924$10,782
1023
1.8%
3$29,507$11,000
1121
1.7%
2$53,520$20,250
1218
1.4%
3$20,079$8,792
1317
1.4%
5$37,335$22,861
1413
1.0%
2$53,520$20,250
1511
0.9%
1$35,966$26,323
1610
0.8%
1$53,520$20,250
179
0.7%
1$53,520$20,250
189
0.7%
1$48,728$23,761
198
0.6%
2$53,520$20,250
208
0.6%
1$53,520$20,250
217
0.6%
1$28,924$10,782
225
0.4%
1$38,383$22,065
235
0.4%
1$29,460$23,480
245
0.4%
1$36,762$25,076
253
0.2%
1$36,762$25,076
262
0.2%
1$49,401$19,848
271
0.1%
1$29,507$11,000

Top 18 schools in New Hampshire

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 18 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 · 1 feeder programs
403Public Health, General$45,91043%$34,565100%
2University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH Public · 8 feeder programs
277Occupational Therapy/Therapist$7,72576%88%
3Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
166Physical Therapy/Therapist54%$26,34493%
4NHTI - Concord's Community College
Concord, NH Public · 8 feeder programs
116Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer$62,48929%
5Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
79Public Health, General96%$14,6895%
6Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH Public · 5 feeder programs
58Physical Therapy/Therapist52%88%
7Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH Public · 3 feeder programs
30Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant$36,67234%
8River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH Public · 4 feeder programs
26Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage$24,45522%
9White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH Public · 3 feeder programs
25Medical/Clinical Assistant62%
10University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
19Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other30%
11Keene State College
Keene, NH Public · 2 feeder programs
13Public Health, General60%90%
12Colby - Sawyer College
New London, NH Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs
12Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist57%$21,74780%
13Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
10Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)46%
14Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Public Health, General80%$29,60078%
15Rivier University
Nashua, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Public Health, General$36,71052%$25,06583%
16Antioch University - New England
Keene, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
17Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
2Medical/Clinical Assistant41%
18Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
2Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling38%

All 18 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-profit4031
University of New Hampshire - Main CampusDurhamPublic2778
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindgePrivate not-for-profit1662
NHTI - Concord's Community CollegeConcordPublic1168
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverPrivate not-for-profit792
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthPublic585
Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouthPublic303
River Valley Community CollegeClaremontPublic264
White Mountains Community CollegeBerlinPublic253
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchesterPublic191
Keene State CollegeKeenePublic132
Colby - Sawyer CollegeNew LondonPrivate not-for-profit125
Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconiaPublic101
Saint Anselm CollegeManchesterPrivate not-for-profit81
Rivier UniversityNashuaPrivate not-for-profit31

What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire

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

Median annual in New Hampshire
$85,250
Mean annual
$132,140
Jobs in state
430
What the range looks like
10th pct$64,600Median$85,25090th pct$305,290
Versus the national median
-20.6%

U.S. median $107,310. New Hampshire pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.44×

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

Metro areas in New Hampshire

Manchester-Nashua, NH
$83,270median
100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+17.3%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
27,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
50,100
289,600 → 339,700
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.

How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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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 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
  • 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
  • 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
  • 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
  • 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
  • 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
  • 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • 26.0403Anatomy
  • 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • 26.0913Biomechanics
  • 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • 26.1001Pharmacology
  • 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
  • 26.1003Neuropharmacology
  • 26.1004Toxicology

Common questions

Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in New Hampshire.

What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Public Health, General, which awarded 514 degrees in New Hampshire in 2024-25, 41.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 27 programs to this occupation. The largest are Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Allied Health Diagnostic, Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, plus 10 more. Together they graduate about 1,251 people a year in New Hampshire.

How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire?+

The median is $85,250 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.6% below the U.S. median of $107,310. 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 health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

18 institutions in New Hampshire reported graduates from at least one of the 27 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 health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.

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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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