by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont ranking is part of that endeavor. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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After analyzing 8 schools in Vermont, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Middlebury College tops this year’s ranking as the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in Vermont for overall quality. Middlebury, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Middlebury College is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Vermont.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont list. This fairly large public school is located in Burlington, Vermont.
Not only is University of Vermont a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Vermont for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Northern Vermont University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont.
Not only is Northern Vermont University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Vermont for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Saint Michael’s College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Saint Michael’s College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Vermont for overall quality.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont.
Not only is Bennington College a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Vermont for overall quality.
Norwich University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont ranking. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Norwich University is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Vermont.
Goddard College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont ranking. Plainfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Goddard College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Vermont.
With a ranking of #8, Champlain College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Vermont list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont.
Champlain College has the honor of being ranked #4 in Vermont for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
