Computer Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
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.
The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of computer science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in computer science has to take a look at 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 data year.
University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the 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 approximately 97 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.
Norwich University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the distant 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 best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the 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 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.
There were about 27 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
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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The computer science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
