2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont

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 Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$16,837 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $16,837 for vermont bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$21,774 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $21,774 for vermont bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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