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Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Vermont

2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Vermont

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate School for You

Public Policy is the #94 most popular major in Vermont with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Vermont ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Policy

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the best value school in Vermont for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

UVM graduate students pay an average of $14,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UVM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Vermont list.

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#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Out of the 2 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.

Norwich also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in Vermont rankings.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 544
Connecticut 153
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Rhode Island 154

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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