If you plan on majoring in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Sciences Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 701 degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social sciences 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.
The social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools in Vermont.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social sciences degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Middlebury College if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #93 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were about 250 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Middlebury College earn $27,225 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat University of Vermont if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 249 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $33,870 in the first couple years of working.
It is hard to beat Norwich University if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the rural area of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 92 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences degree program at Norwich University earn $17,188 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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).
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
