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Best Value General Education Schools in Vermont

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Vermont

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,911 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,366 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is the #20 most popular major in Vermont with 137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Vermont to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT
$48,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Michael’s College the best value school in Vermont for general education students. Located in the midsize suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 a year.

Saint Michael’s also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Vermont rankings.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$19,002 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Vermont list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,002 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Vermont list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Vermont University are $12,804 per year.

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#4

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT
$19,147 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Goddard College is a great value for general education students. Goddard College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plainfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goddard College are $19,147 per year. On average, education graduates from Goddard College take out $23,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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