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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is the #20 most popular major in Vermont with 137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Vermont to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

Our analysis found Saint Michael’s College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Vermont. Located in the suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Saint Michael’s College

#2

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Goddard College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plainfield.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Goddard College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#3

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the town of Castleton, Castleton is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in education at Castleton, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Vermont. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Education at University of Vermont

Out of the 6 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Northern Vermont University

#6

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington.

Read full report on General Education at Bennington College

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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