by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 99,265 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,712 and had an average of $26,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across Vermont, there were 183 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,582 and $27,149 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. That schools that top this list have a program in accounting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont accounting students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 26 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 20 ’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 79 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont. CCV is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont. Saint Michael’s is located in Colchester, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s accounting degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s accounting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Norwich University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Accounting Major in Vermont ranking, coming in at #7. Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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