2022 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Vermont, there were 12 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering 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 Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$12,015 Average Net Price

$38,768 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best General Engineering Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $12,015 for vermont engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full UVM General Engineering Report

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$19,015 Average Net Price

$50,860 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Engineering Schools 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 ’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in Vermont” list. It costs about $19,015 for vermont engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Norwich.

Read more about General Engineering at Norwich

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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