by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a grad degree. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges in Vermont ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
What's on This Page: * Our Methodology
After analyzing 9 grad schools in Vermont, we came up with our list of those that offered the best master's degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best grad schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with a master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their master's degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty master's recipients will have paying back their loans.
We also analyze a number of other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt when coming up with our yearly Best Master's Degree Schools ranking. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.
We go into more detail on these factors on our graduate school ranking methodology page.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Middlebury College the best grad school in Vermont in terms of overall quality for students working on their master’s degree. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middlebury, Vermont. It awarded 105 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $51,816 during the early years of their career.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Bennington College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Vermont. Located in Bennington, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a master’s degree from Bennington is $41,354 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 in Vermont on this year’s best master’s degree schools ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 329 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a master’s degree from Champlain is $76,777 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree in Vermont list means Saint Michael’s College is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Colchester, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 84 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from Saint Michael’s go into careers with an average salary of $53,516 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 9 master’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #5 spot on the list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 458 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a master’s degree from UVM go into careers with an average salary of $49,283 during the early years of their career.
Norwich University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 413 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, master’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $63,946 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #7, Goddard College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Goddard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a master’s degree from Goddard College make an average of $33,596 per year during the early years of their career.
Castleton University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont ranking, coming in at #8. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 master’s degrees to qualified graduate students.
The average salary of a graduate with a master’s degree from Castleton is $44,587 during the early years of their career.
Northern Vermont University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 78 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a master’s degree from Northern Vermont University is $39,585 during the early years of their career.
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