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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 85 degrees and certificates from a Vermont school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Vermont to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences

#1

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Norwich University the best value school in Vermont for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.

Norwich also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont rankings.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Norwich University

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVM are $14,580 per year.

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#3

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SIT Graduate Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list. Located in the rural area of Brattleboro, SIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

SIT graduate students pay an average of $43,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Vermont list.

Read full report on Social Sciences at SIT Graduate Institute

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,789
Rhode Island 105
Connecticut 279
New Hampshire 138
Maine 37

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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