2026 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Vermont
[Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students.
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2026 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Vermont
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools
Leading the list is Middlebury College, our #1 best value for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies in Vermont. Middlebury College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $67,600. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies graduates carry a median of $11,593 in student loans. Early-career area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates make about $40,467. That is a strong return on a $11,593 median debt. Middlebury College admits about 11% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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