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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

6 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 638 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education 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 education 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Vermont

#1

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #1 spot on the list. Plainfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Goddard College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Goddard College is $23,873 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Education 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%.

Read full report on Education at Goddard College

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. It costs about $18,982 for vermont bachelor’s degree education students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Education at UVM

#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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 25 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree education students list, Northern Vermont University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $15,749 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Education students per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #4 spot on the list. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Norwich is $24,701 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Education students.

Read more about Education at Norwich University

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

Champlain did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Champlain College is $33,561 for vermont bachelor’s degree education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at Champlain

#6

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Saint Michael’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Michael’s College is $27,927 for vermont bachelor’s degree education students.

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

Read full report on Education at Saint Michael’s

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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