2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Vermont with 233 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Vermont to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found University of Vermont to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in Vermont. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.
UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,002 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at UVM take out is $20,500.
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Out of the 2 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Norwich undergraduate students pay an average of $44,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Norwich also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 749 |
| Maine | 480 |
| Rhode Island | 426 |
| Massachusetts | 3,668 |
| Connecticut | 1,271 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Legal Professions | 61,055 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
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 University of the Fraser Valley.
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