by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across Vermont, there were 5 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,418 and $24,482 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their journalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont bachelor’s degree journalism students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont list. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Castleton University is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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