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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Schools Ranked
$38,600 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,774 Avg Student Debt*

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
380 Total Awards
$30,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Castleton University to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Vermont. Located in Castleton, Vermont, the small public school awarded 380 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Castleton undergraduate students pay an average of $30,046 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,592 in student loans.

Online courses are available at Castleton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 23% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Castleton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
2,551 Total Awards
$43,890 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. This fairly large public school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 2,551 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVM are $43,890 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,673 in student loans.

UVM does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 29% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVM is ranked #2 for overall quality in Vermont.

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#3

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
116 Total Awards
$29,502 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Vermont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Vermont. Vermont Tech is located in Randolph, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 116 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Vermont Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $29,502 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,431 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Vermont Tech does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 41% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
739 Total Awards
$44,220 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Champlain College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 739 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Champlain undergraduate students pay an average of $44,220 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,209 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Champlain. In 2020-2021 about 45% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Champlain did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont list.

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#5

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
732 Total Awards
$45,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Vermont. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 732 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

Norwich undergraduate students pay an average of $45,340 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,977 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Norwich. In 2020-2021 about 53% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Norwich also took the #3 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Vermont rankings.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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