2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dance is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,397 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 13 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$6,161 Average Net Price

$48,430 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #1 spot on the list. Middlebury is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s dance degrees to qualified students.

Middlebury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dance Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middlebury College is $6,161 for vermont dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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#2

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$23,511 Average Net Price

$18,100 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Vermont For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Bennington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dance Schools in Vermont” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bennington College is $23,511 for vermont dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Dance at Bennington

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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