by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 10 schools across Vermont to determine which have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $48-$75k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Middlebury College the best value (income $48-$75k) school in Vermont for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middlebury is located in Middlebury, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Middlebury College has the honor of being ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $13,058.
Out of the 10 bachelor’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Vermont a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Vermont for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $15,919.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont.
Not only is Northern Vermont University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Vermont for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $13,907.
Out of the 10 bachelor’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Castleton University is a small public school located in Castleton, Vermont.
Castleton University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $18,337.
Out of the 10 bachelor’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bennington, Vermont.
Not only is Bennington College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $22,656.
Saint Michael’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont list. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont.
Not only is Saint Michael’s College a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $24,068.
With a ranking of #7, Norwich University did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Northfield, Vermont.
Not only is Norwich University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $22,428.
With a ranking of #8, Goddard College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont list. Plainfield, 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, Goddard College is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Vermont. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $26,301.
Vermont Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont ranking. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Vermont Technical College a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Vermont for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $22,678.
Champlain College landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont ranking. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Burlington, Vermont.
Champlain College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $32,476.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.