2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 63 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $112,300 and $35,772 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$18,644 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, Norwich has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $18,644 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$21,455 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Colchester, Vermont, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s College is $21,455 for vermont bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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