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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Vermont

5 Ranked Colleges
298 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 311 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,067 and $23,631 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 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 122 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $15,749 for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students.

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#3

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. Goddard College is located in Plainfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Goddard College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Goddard College is $23,873 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 General Psychology at Goddard College

#4

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology 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 University is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $24,701 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Norwich University.

Full Norwich University General Psychology Report

#5

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students list, Saint Michael’s has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s College is $27,927 for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Psychology at Saint Michael’s

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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.

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