2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 200 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont master’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in Vermont

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 43 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont

$20,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Vermont For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 38 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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