Statistics at University of Vermont

A debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.34 suggests borrowing around $20,000 for first-year earnings near $60,000—which, based on similar bachelor's programs in statistics nationally, would represent manageable debt. The challenge here is that Vermont offers only three statistics programs total, and none have sufficient graduate data for the DOE to publish actual outcomes. You're essentially betting on national trends rather than Vermont-specific performance data.

Statistics as a field has strong fundamentals: the national median of roughly $60,000 for first-year earnings reflects solid demand for quantitative skills across industries. Programs at the 75th percentile nationally push closer to $70,000, suggesting there's meaningful variation in how well different schools position their graduates. Without seeing UVM's actual placement record, you can't know whether this program consistently delivers on that national median or falls short.

The real question is whether you're comfortable paying for a program whose outcomes remain opaque. UVM's relatively high SAT scores (1357) and low Pell enrollment (13%) indicate a well-resourced student body, which sometimes correlates with better career networks and placement support. But those institutional characteristics don't guarantee this particular program is worth the investment when you have no graduate-specific data to verify it's meeting even the modest national benchmark.