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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Nursing in Vermont

4 Ranked Colleges
390 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 390 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,601 and $31,263 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. To top this list, a school must have a successful nursing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont nursing students.

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Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont list. This small school is located in Randolph, Vermont, and it awarded 163 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Nursing at Vermont Technical College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 120 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Nursing at UVM

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Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont. Norwich University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Vermont. It awarded 55 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Nursing at Norwich University

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Vermont list. Castleton University is a small school located in Castleton, Vermont that handed out 52 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Nursing at Castleton

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