2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 155 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,800 and $30,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont master’s degree education students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Vermont

#1

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$11,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Michael’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Michael’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Michael’s are $11,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Michael’s College General Education Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at UVM

#3

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$12,222 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 20 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Castleton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Castleton are $12,222, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Castleton General Education Report

#4

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont

#4 in overall quality

$20,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goddard College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Vermont. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Goddard College also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goddard College are $20,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Goddard College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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