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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

9 Schools Ranked

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
$21,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Norwich University the best school in Vermont for students working on their master’s degree.

Norwich is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Norwich University Report

#2

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlebury College is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Middlebury. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, Vermont

Out of the 9 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Michael’s College landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Saint Michael’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list.

One thing to take note of is that Champlain does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, Vermont

The excellent master’s degree programs at SIT Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Vermont.

One thing to take note of is that SIT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full SIT Graduate Institute Report

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
$14,580 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UVM. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont
$12,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Castleton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Castleton, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 30% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#8

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
$21,543 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Goddard College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

Full Goddard College Report

#9

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

Northern Vermont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

Northern Vermont University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 8% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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