by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Vermont Schools For The Money For Those Making $0-$30k for a Bachelor's ranking - to help you make that decision. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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After analyzing 10 schools in Vermont, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Middlebury College the best value (income $0-$30k) school in Vermont for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Middlebury, Vermont.
Middlebury College has the honor of being ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $5,105.
A rank of #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont list means University of Vermont is a great place for students working on their degree. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school located in Burlington, Vermont.
University of Vermont has the honor of being ranked #2 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $12,566.
The quality degree programs at Castleton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont. Castleton University is a small public school located in Castleton, Vermont.
Not only is Castleton University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $12,342.
Out of the 10 bachelor’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Saint Michael’s College is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Vermont. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $16,090.
Out of the 10 bachelor’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Johnson, Vermont.
Northern Vermont University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $13,186.
With a ranking of #6, Vermont Technical College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont list. Vermont Tech is a public institution located in Randolph, Vermont.
Vermont Technical College has the honor of being ranked #10 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $16,650.
With a ranking of #7, Bennington College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont list. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington College has the honor of being ranked #3 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $22,117.
With a ranking of #8, Champlain College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont list. Champlain is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont.
Not only is Champlain College a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $22,818.
Norwich University landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Norwich University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Vermont. Students from families who make $0-$30k a year pay an annual average net price of $20,881.
Goddard College landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Goddard College has the honor of being ranked #6 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $0-$30k per year is $26,729.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.