2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

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 $30-$48k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$12,715 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $12,715 for vermont bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$18,644 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Norwich, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $18,644 for vermont bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Engineering at Norwich University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (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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