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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 148 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. It costs about $12,015 for vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Vermont.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UVM Communication & Journalism Report

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $19,015 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Norwich University

#3

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Castleton also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Castleton University is $13,116 for vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Castleton University

#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $12,931 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northern Vermont University Communication & Journalism Report

#5

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Michael’s College is $18,905 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Saint Michael’s College

#6

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Champlain College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k list. Champlain College is a small school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 23 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k list, Champlain has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $27,028 for vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Champlain.

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 Communication & Journalism at Champlain College

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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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