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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in Vermont

4 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor's 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 “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 211 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $26,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVM is $18,982 for vermont bachelor’s degree history students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree history students list, Norwich has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $24,701 for vermont bachelor’s degree history students.

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#3

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Michael’s is a small school located in Colchester, Vermont that handed out 8 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Michael’s is $27,927 for vermont bachelor’s degree history students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on History at Saint Michael’s College

#4

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #4 spot on the list. Middlebury is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 31 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middlebury is $25,656 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree History students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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