New Hampshire — Southern New Hampshire University
Average net price per year: $34,984
Median earnings six years after graduation: $45,400
Southern New Hampshire University is the home of the Penmen — and a pen will certainly come in handy when it comes time to sign the school’s hefty tuition checks. The net price per year is more than twice the national average, and the average student loan debt of $30,044 for a four-year program is also very high. Oftentimes, the difficulty of keeping up with those payments becomes too much. SNHU students who take on student loans default on 12.4% of the time. “It is a non-profit but acts like a for-profit,” a graduate writes. “Very money-oriented college, but you get little for what you pay for. It is basically a diploma mill.”