by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking is part of that endeavor.
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After analyzing 9 schools in Vermont, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking is determined by first looking at the combined costs of average tuition, fees, and room and board before any aid is applied. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Saint Michael’s College tops this year’s ranking as the best value (no aid) school for master’s degrees in Vermont for overall quality. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont.
Saint Michael’s College has the honor of being ranked #3 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $25,440 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. Champlain is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont.
Champlain College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $30,164 per year for graduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont.
University of Vermont has the honor of being ranked #6 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $27,904 per year for graduate students.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list means Bennington College is a great place for students working on their degree. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington College has the honor of being ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $40,883 a year.
The quality degree programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont. 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. The average cost without aid for the school is $23,366 per year for graduate students.
Norwich University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking. Located in Northfield, Vermont, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Norwich University is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Vermont. The average cost without aid for the school is $37,140 per year for graduate students.
Goddard College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking, coming in at #7. Goddard College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Plainfield, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Goddard College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Vermont. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $33,543 a year.
SIT Graduate Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
SIT Graduate Institute has the honor of being ranked #7 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $54,500 a year.
Middlebury College landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Vermont ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Middlebury, Vermont.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Middlebury College is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Vermont. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $17,050 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.