Manchester, NH (population: 108,643) has three history schools within its city limits. Saint Anselm College, the highest ranked school in the city with a history program, has a total student population of 1,915. It is the 297th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of New Hampshire. To learn more about history programs in Manchester, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of history professors at Saint Anselm College such as Hugh Dubrulle, Matthew Masur, Moore, Phil Pajakowski, Perrone, and Beth Salerno.
History students from Manchester schools who go on to become historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 21,810 people working as history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today.
Manchester lies in Hillsborough county, which is one of the 6 counties in New Hampshire. Overall, the Manchester area has 99,530 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.6% unemployment rate, $21.75/hr average worker wage, and a $45,240 average annual salary.
Of the 3 history schools in Manchester, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Anselm College comes out as the most expensive ($26,612/yr) for history students, with University of New Hampshire at Manchester as the lowest, reported at only $10,334/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Manchester |
| Chester | NH | - | 3 | 20.6159 | 131 | 9.4 miles |
| Nashua | NH | 86,706 | 4 | 32.4184 | 139 | 16.1 miles |
| Lowell | MA | 104,063 | 4 | 27.7393 | 100 | 24.3 miles |
| North Andover | MA | - | 1 | 30.19 | 56 | 24.9 miles |
| Stratham | NH | - | 1 | 10.7122 | 32 | 26.8 miles |
| Billerica | MA | 40,949 | 1 | 35.5405 | 2 | 30.5 miles |
| Fitchburg | MA | - | 3 | 41.3845 | 81 | 33.0 miles |
| Rindge | NH | - | 1 | 51.4025 | 64 | 33.3 miles |
| Somersworth | NH | - | 1 | 20.1613 | 3 | 35.0 miles |
| Leominster | MA | 41,104 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.0 miles |
| Woburn | MA | - | 3 | 29.2811 | 25 | 37.6 miles |
| Peabody | MA | 51,672 | 0 | - | 0 | 39.2 miles |
| New London | NH | - | 5 | 27.7354 | 166 | 40.7 miles |
| Waltham | MA | 60,722 | 3 | 63.6138 | 127 | 42.1 miles |
| Keene | NH | - | 4 | 29.2254 | 143 | 42.5 miles |
| Malden | MA | 55,904 | 4 | 25.7416 | 22 | 42.7 miles |
| Watertown | MA | - | 4 | 19.8045 | 105 | 44.1 miles |
| Somerville | MA | 75,604 | 1 | 21.9743 | 9 | 44.3 miles |
| Cambridge | MA | 108,135 | 7 | 39.5149 | 268 | 44.6 miles |
| Chelsea | MA | 44,282 | 1 | 26.6747 | 5 | 45.2 miles |
| Brighton | MA | - | 3 | 22.1394 | 9 | 45.9 miles |
| Framingham | MA | 64,549 | 2 | 43.2155 | 61 | 46.3 miles |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | - | 2 | 53.2355 | 134 | 46.9 miles |
| Wellesley | MA | - | 2 | 79.2832 | 74 | 47.9 miles |
| Brookline | MA | 55,248 | 4 | 18.3285 | 60 | 48.1 miles |
| Boston | MA | 610,407 | 34 | 31.8192 | 1,194 | 49.2 miles |
| Needham | MA | - | 1 | 85.1852 | 4 | 49.3 miles |
| Worcester | MA | 174,854 | 11 | 28.6428 | 380 | 52.6 miles |
| Milton | MA | - | 2 | 30.0286 | 66 | 54.0 miles |
| Weymouth | MA | 55,115 | 0 | - | 0 | 58.8 miles |