Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 degrees in computer science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in Vermont list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in computer science needs to look into Middlebury College. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were approximately 53 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer science program at Middlebury College make $13,145 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 97 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the compsci program make an average of $46,950 for their early career.
Norwich University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 12 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year.
Champlain College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.
There were approximately 27 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, compsci degree recipients usually earn around $63,048 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
