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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

5 Ranked Colleges
298 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology 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 has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Vermont, there were 311 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $18,982 for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Vermont

#2

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $15,749 for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Read full report on General Psychology at Northern Vermont University

#3

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goddard College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Goddard College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Goddard College is $23,873 for vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at Goddard College

#4

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Norwich is $24,701 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Read more about General Psychology at Norwich University

#5

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. This small school is located in Colchester, Vermont, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our vermont bachelor’s degree psychology students list, Saint Michael’s has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $27,927 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Saint Michael’s College.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Saint Michael’s College General Psychology Report

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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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