2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 226 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,900 and $24,287 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont associate degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

#1

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$8,814 Average Net Price

$37,928 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCV, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $8,814 for Vermont Associate Degree Accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Community College of Vermont.

Read full report on Accounting at Community College of Vermont

#2

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$27,028 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 11 associates’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $27,028 for vermont associate degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Champlain College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Champlain College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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