COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · KEENE, NH

Is Keene State College worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Keene State College degree clears +$578K in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Keene, New Hampshire, priced as a New Hampshire resident — earnings rolled up from 31 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Keene State College · Keene, NH

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$578K
30-year net value · non-resident
+$188K
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$52,249
Breaks even by age
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Annual tuition · New Hampshire resident
$14,710
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$26,186
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$114,280
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$160,184
FREOPP program coverage
31 programs

The out-of-state tax in New Hampshire, ranked

How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Keene State College runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and New Hampshire’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 31 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Keene State College worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Keene State College clears +$578K in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $114,280 and median earnings of $52,249 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Keene State College?
Keene State College's annual sticker tuition is $14,710 for New Hampshire residents and $26,186 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $114,280 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Keene State College?
Over 4 years, Keene State College's sticker cost of attendance is $114,280 at resident pricing, or $160,184 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at New Hampshire prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $52,249.
What is out-of-state tuition at Keene State College?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Keene State College is $26,186, versus $14,710 for New Hampshire residents — a premium of $11,476 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Keene State College clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a Keene State College degree pays for itself?
Under our defaults the degree path finishes +$578K ahead at the 30-year horizon; the year-by-year crossover depends on your loan share and time horizon — run your own assumptions on the calculator.
What could change the number for Keene State College?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Keene State College as a New Hampshire resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$188K, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in New Hampshire). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is Keene State College worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/keene-state-college