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2024 Best Political Science & Government Schools in Vermont

4 Colleges in Vermont
227 Political Science Degrees Awarded
$39,522 Avg Early-Career Salary
Political Science & Government is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Political Science & Government Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 227 degrees in political science & government during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Political Science & Government School

Best Political Science & Government Schools in Vermont Your choice of political science & government 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 political science & government schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Political Science & Government Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Political Science

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 Political Science & Government 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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Best Schools for Political Science & Government in Vermont

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the political science degree levels they offer.

Top Vermont Schools in Political Science

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Political Science Degrees Awarded
16.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in political science & government needs to check out Middlebury College. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were approximately 62 political science & government students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available. Those political science & government students who get their degree from Middlebury College receive $11,552 more than the standard political science student.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Political Science Degrees Awarded
14.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in political science & government. UVM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #515 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 107 political science & government students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, political science degree recipients typically make about $37,373 in their early careers.

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,772 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Saint Michael's College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in political science & government. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 20 political science & government students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, political science degree recipients typically make around $30,772 in their early careers.

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$38,870 Median Starting Salary
$23,125 Median Student Debt

Norwich University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in political science & government. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Northfield. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 23 political science & government students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the political science program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,870.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 1,901
Connecticut 241 802
New Hampshire 210 398
Maine 202 345
Rhode Island 200 324

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One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Political Science & Government has other similar majors worth exploring.

Political Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science 227

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 202
International Relations & National Security 165
Sociology 59
Anthropology 50
Geography & Cartography 31
General Social Sciences 16
Sociology & Anthropology 16
Other Social Sciences 2

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