2026 Best Value General Writing Schools in Vermont
[General Writing](/majors/english-language-literature/writing-studies/writing-general/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for general writing students.
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2026 Best Value General Writing Schools in Vermont
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general writing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Writing Schools
For return on investment in general writing, no school beat Bennington College this year. Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington. Students from in state pay about $66,262 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $26,815 to complete the general writing program here. Soon after graduation, general writing degree recipients from Bennington College generally make around $29,031. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 44% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Champlain College earned it the #2 place for general writing. Champlain College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,850. General Writing graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. Early-career general writing graduates make about $23,237. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. Champlain College admits about 83% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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