If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its 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.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Vermont list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.
There were about 13 general education students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Saint Michael's College if you wish to pursue 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 approximately 72 general education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from Saint Michael's College receive an earnings boost of approximately $7,151 over the average earnings of general education graduates.
Goddard College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Located in the rural area of Plainfield, Goddard College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 34 general education students who graduated with this degree at Goddard College in the most recent data year. After graduating, education degree recipients usually make around $39,215 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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The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
