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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$31,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,061 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Vermont. With 84 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Vermont

Check out the public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$19,002 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UVM are $19,002 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Vermont Report

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT
$44,020 Average Tuition & Fees

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 distant town of Northfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Norwich are $44,020 per year.

Norwich not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Vermont list.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Norwich University

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,705
Rhode Island 190
Connecticut 684
New Hampshire 143
Maine 292

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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