2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $75-$110k) in Vermont

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 105 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,750 and $15,053 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $75-$110k) in Vermont

#1

Community College of Vermont

Montpelier, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$14,659 Average Net Price

$33,459 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k list. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

CCV also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Vermont is $14,659 for vermont associate degree general business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$19,324 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $19,324 for Vermont Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$33,570 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for an Associate in Vermont For Those Making $75-$110k. Champlain is a small school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 33 associates’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Champlain College is $33,570 for Vermont Associate Degree General Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 more about General Business/Commerce at Champlain College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $75-$110k)

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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