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2022 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Education in Vermont (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid

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 Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Vermont, there were 79 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and 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 elementary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Elementary Education in Vermont (With Aid)

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 34 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $18,982 for vermont elementary teaching students with aid per year to attend UVM.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Vermont Elementary Education Report

#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

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 Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $15,749 for Vermont Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Vermont University

#3

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Michael’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 23 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Michael’s College is $27,927 for vermont elementary teaching students with aid.

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

Full Saint Michael’s College Elementary Education Report

#4

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools in Vermont For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Champlain also made our “Best Elementary Education Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $33,561 for Vermont Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Champlain College.

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 Elementary Education Report

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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