2022 Best Value Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 63 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $112,300 and $35,772 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The is 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 IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$18,644 Average Net Price

$50,860 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 62 ’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best Information Science Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,644 for Vermont IS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Norwich University.

Full Norwich University Information Science Report

#2

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$21,455 Average Net Price

$29,811 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Michael’s College is a small school located in Colchester, Vermont that handed out 1 ’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s also made our “Best Information Science Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s College is $21,455 for Vermont IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Information Science at Saint Michael’s

• Best Value Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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