by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont” ranking.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Vermont, there were 638 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,699 and $23,143 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 246 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,418 and $24,482 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Goddard College landed the #1 spot on the list. Goddard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont list. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 124 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Castleton is a small public school situated in Castleton, Vermont. It awarded 5 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Champlain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Bennington College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont ranking. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Middlebury College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont ranking. This small school is located in Middlebury, Vermont, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Norwich University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Vermont ranking, coming in at #9. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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