Keene State College

Keene State College is a public liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.

Founded in 1909 as a teacher's college (originally, Keene Normal School; later, Keene Teachers College), Keene State College has around 4,300 students as of 2017.

Some of the largest academic programs at Keene State College are Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Education, Psychology, Health Science, Management, and Communications, according to the declared majors reported in the Keene State College Factbook.

Keene State College offers more than 40 areas of undergraduate study in the liberal arts, social sciences, sciences, and professional programs, as well as selected graduate degrees.

Other notable majors include geography, architecture, environmental studies, music, theater and dance, and journalism. Keene's Factbook 2010-2011 shows that film studies and communication are some of the fastest growing majors.

Keene State is one of 224 select colleges and universities in the Northeast that The Princeton Review profiled in its 2006 edition of The Best Northeastern Colleges. The most popular majors are Safety & Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Education, and Psychology.