2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 90 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,500 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general visual and performing arts 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 general visual and performing arts program at the school. 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 Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont bachelor’s degree visual arts students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Vermont

#1

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$15,749 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Vermont University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Vermont University is $15,749 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Northern Vermont University

#2

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$33,561 Average Net Price

$21,356 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont list. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. It costs about $33,561 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students per year to attend Champlain.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Champlain General Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$29,325 Average Net Price

$18,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bennington, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bennington College is $29,325 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Bennington College

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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