Liberal Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 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 liberal arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 199 degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.
Your choice of liberal arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts 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.
The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Liberal Arts Schools in Vermont.
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The schools below may not offer all types of liberal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in liberal arts has to take a look at Goddard College. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #920 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Goddard College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 41 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Goddard College in the most recent data year.
Champlain College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in liberal arts. 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 24 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Vermont University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in liberal arts. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 18 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent data year.
Community College of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in liberal arts. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 108 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at CCV in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of liberal arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Liberal Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
