Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 209 degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer science 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in Vermont list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer science needs to check out Middlebury College. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were approximately 56 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer science major at Middlebury College get $13,145 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 111 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the compsci program earn an average of $46,950 in the first couple years of working.
Norwich University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 6 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available.
Champlain College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer science. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.
There were approximately 22 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent data year. After graduating, compsci degree recipients typically earn about $63,048 in their early careers.
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).
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