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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Vermont

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In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Vermont college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Vermont to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Colleges.

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the most popular school in Vermont for public policy students. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at University of Vermont Report

#2

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

The excellent programs at Bennington College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Vermont. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington.

Read full report on Public Policy at Bennington College

#3

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Out of the 3 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Read full report on Public Policy at Norwich University

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 425
Connecticut 81
Rhode Island 66
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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