2022 Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k) 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 Theater Design Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.

Across Vermont, there were 3 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology 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 theater design and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

#1

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$12,931 Average Net Price

$32,418 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater design degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,931 for vermont theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Northern Vermont University

#2

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$23,511 Average Net Price

$18,100 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

Bennington also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Bennington is $23,511 for vermont theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Bennington College

• Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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