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title: Saint Michael's College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Colchester, 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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# Saint Michael's College

Colchester, 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 | $61,317 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $46,033 – $81,070 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 73% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $69,079 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,317 | derived |

**73% 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 $21,500 (≈ 35% 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 $22,082 to $58,658 across 15 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,658 | $26,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $53,516 | $16,199 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,769 | $24,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,880 | $26,303 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,419 | $26,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,156 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,512 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,234 | $26,697 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,998 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,958 | $26,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,518 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,772 | $26,434 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,441 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,931 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,082 | not reported |

## 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 Saint Michael's College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?231059

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