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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$36,864 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,972 Avg Student Debt*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Castleton University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Castleton University the best value school in Vermont for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

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 $25,190 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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

Full Castleton University Report

#2

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont
14 Total Awards
$29,498 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Vermont Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Vermont. Located in Randolph, Vermont, the small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Vermont Tech are $29,498 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,631 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Vermont Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Vermont Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list.

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#3

University of Vermont

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

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Vermont. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 95 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVM are $43,890 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,077 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UVM. In fact, around 53% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVM is ranked #1 for overall quality in Vermont.

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#4

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
55 Total Awards
$44,020 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Norwich are $44,020 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,678 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Norwich does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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

Full Norwich University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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