Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 436 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of psychology 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 psychology 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 Psychology 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.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Middlebury College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in psychology. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were approximately 29 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn an average of $34,769 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in psychology needs to take a look at University of Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a 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 165 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make about $31,295 in the first five years of their career.
It's difficult to beat Saint Michael's College if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. 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 about 48 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $34,512.
Norwich University is a good option for students interested in a degree in psychology. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 31 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from Norwich University receive $4,727 more than the standard psychology student.
Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 82 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $35,521.
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 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.
There were roughly 12 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $31,340.
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 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 16 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Goddard College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology major at Goddard College get $5,236 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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 psychology 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 psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
