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title: Champlain College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Burlington, VT
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Champlain College

Burlington, VT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $58,386 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,909 – $89,444 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,700 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $65,009 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,386 | derived |

**65% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,457 to $124,697 across 27 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $124,697 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $85,464 | $31,090 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $83,157 | $28,745 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $71,765 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,375 | $12,500 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,066 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,048 | $27,000 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $58,078 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,991 | $25,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,762 | $26,917 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,262 | $23,905 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $48,148 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,074 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $43,805 | $36,271 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,632 | not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,964 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,970 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,042 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,126 | $24,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,856 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,851 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,340 | $22,602 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,178 | $26,870 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,726 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,365 | $26,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,817 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,457 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Champlain College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230852

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