by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking is part of that endeavor.
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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.
To determine the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking, we first add average tuition, fees, and room and board costs (without aid) together. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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.
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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 Castleton University the best value (no aid) school in Vermont for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Castleton, Vermont, the school is a small public institution.
Castleton University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $25,120 a year for undergraduates.
The quality degree programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a fairly large student population. 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 cost without aid for the school is $32,326 a year for undergraduates.
A rank of #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list means Northern Vermont University is a great place for students working on their degree. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Northern Vermont University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $24,848 a year for undergraduates.
The quality degree programs at Goddard College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
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 cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $31,147 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Located in Randolph, Vermont, the school is a small public institution.
Vermont Technical College has the honor of being ranked #10 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $28,126 a year.
Champlain College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Champlain College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $58,838 a year for undergraduates.
Norwich University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Norwich University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Vermont.
Not only is Norwich University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Vermont for overall quality. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $59,246 a year.
Saint Michael’s College landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Saint Michael’s College a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Vermont for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $62,970 a year for undergraduates.
Middlebury College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Middlebury College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Middlebury, Vermont.
Not only is Middlebury College a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $76,820 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Bennington College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bennington, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Bennington College is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Vermont. The average cost without aid for the school is $76,848 a year for undergraduates.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.