2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Vermont
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Vermont to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Vermont
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the most popular school in Vermont for students working on their master’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 458 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 413 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Norwich. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Champlain is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 329 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Champlain does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Since the graduate programs at VCFA are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Vermont Law School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in South Royalton, Vermont, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 120 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at VLS. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
Middlebury College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. Middlebury College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 105 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Middlebury is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Michael’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Saint Michael’s is located in Colchester, Vermont and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Saint Michael’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Northern Vermont University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Johnson, Vermont, the small public school handed out 78 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northern Vermont University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Goddard College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in Plainfield, Vermont, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 77 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
SIT Graduate Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. Brattleboro, Vermont is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at SIT, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Castleton University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Castleton. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bennington College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in Bennington, Vermont, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bennington does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Vermont Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Vermont Tech is a small public school situated in Randolph, Vermont. It awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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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