General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Vermont is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 general education students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.
Saint Michael's College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 72 general education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to look into Goddard College. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 34 general education students who graduated with this degree at Goddard College in the most recent data year.
One of 0 majors within the General Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
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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Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
