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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont

4 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 130 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,750 and $25,015 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts 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 fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlebury College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Middlebury, Vermont, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Middlebury College is $14,002 for vermont bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Fine & Studio Arts at Middlebury College

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $16,837 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full UVM Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 20 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northern Vermont University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $15,464 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Vermont University

#4

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Bennington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $26,022 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bennington College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Bennington

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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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