If you plan on majoring in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Sciences Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 769 degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social sciences 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.
The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Sciences Schools in Vermont.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social sciences degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Middlebury College if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. 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 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were roughly 245 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences degree program at Middlebury College earn $8,217 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is difficult to beat University of Vermont if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly 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 273 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, social sciences degree recipients generally earn about $34,186 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Norwich University if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. 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 133 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences major at Norwich University earn $4,348 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to take a look at Saint Michael's College. 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 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 59 social sciences 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 social sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $33,994.
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).