If you plan on majoring in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 653 degrees in education annually.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Education 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Education Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 education degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in education. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #406 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 269 education students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career income of $46,019.
Every student who is interested in education needs to check out Saint Michael's College. Located in the midsize suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 89 education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients generally make around $50,416 in the first five years of their career.
Goddard College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in education. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 33 education students who graduated with this degree at Goddard College in the most recent data year. After graduation, education degree recipients usually earn around $41,519 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat Community College of Vermont if you want to pursue a degree in education. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 69 education students who graduated with this degree at CCV in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $31,610 for their early 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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The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
