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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

6 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 121,387 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $18,982 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Vermont

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Castleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Castleton is $17,637 for vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Castleton

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students list, Northern Vermont University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $15,749 for vermont bachelor’s degree communication & journalism students.

Full Northern Vermont University Communication & Journalism Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Norwich is $24,701 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Norwich University

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 23 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Champlain College is $33,561 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Champlain College Communication & Journalism Report

#6

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Saint Michael’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. Saint Michael’s College is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

Saint Michael’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s is $27,927 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full Saint Michael’s Communication & Journalism Report

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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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