by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Vermont to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Middlebury College to be the best value (income $0-$30k) school for master’s degrees in Vermont in this year’s ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Middlebury College has the honor of being ranked #2 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Not only is University of Vermont a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Vermont for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont list. Saint Michael’s is located in Colchester, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Saint Michael’s College is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Vermont.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bennington, Vermont.
Not only is Bennington College a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Northern Vermont University is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Vermont.
Norwich University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking. Norwich is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont.
Norwich University has the honor of being ranked #5 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Champlain College landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont.
Champlain College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Goddard College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Vermont ranking, coming in at #8. Goddard College is located in Plainfield, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Goddard College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Vermont.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.