Top 50 Best Master's Degree Programs in Vermont by ROI

Every Master's Degree program in Vermont ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in Vermont

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$234,173

Across all Vermont programs

Average Annual Cost

$58,035

Cost of attendance

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Information Science/Studies.	+$1,216,984	$109,359	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$948,968	$92,960	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Health and Medical Administrative Services.	+$868,564	$91,938	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$844,984	$90,759	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
5	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Accounting and Related Services.	+$751,228	$83,073	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Civil Engineering.	+$693,704	$83,195	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Champlain College Grad rate: 63.8%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$606,580	$78,629	$63,000	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Medicine.	+$527,328	$71,878	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Public Administration.	+$384,164	$67,718	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
10	Vermont Law and Graduate School	Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.	+$362,820	$60,141	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	International Relations and National Security Studies.	+$362,144	$66,617	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	International Relations and National Security Studies.	+$360,920	$68,272	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
13	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.	+$284,148	$59,719	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	International Business.	+$239,200	$62,186	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Public Administration.	+$220,580	$61,255	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	+$210,120	$60,732	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	History.	+$207,904	$58,905	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
18	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Curriculum and Instruction.	+$194,628	$55,243	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.	+$146,480	$57,550	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
20	SIT Graduate Institute	International Relations and National Security Studies.	+$140,760	$49,038	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
21	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Mathematics.	+$140,188	$52,521	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Social Work.	+$115,308	$51,277	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
23	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	Educational Administration and Supervision.	+$95,028	$50,263	$35,116	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Champlain College Grad rate: 63.8%	Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.	+$76,580	$52,129	$63,000	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Goddard College	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.	+$48,134	$48,033	$36,263	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Architecture.	+$11,444	$49,082	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
27	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Education, Other.	+$9,980	$50,725	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Goddard College	Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.	+$7,394	$45,996	$36,263	N/A	Full ROI →
29	SIT Graduate Institute	Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.	+$6,720	$42,336	N/A	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Norwich University Grad rate: 61.1%	Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.	-$91,136	$43,953	$65,098	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.	-$122,000	$44,126	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Middlebury College Grad rate: 93.0%	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	-$205,200	$39,966	$82,260	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Goddard College	Education, General.	-$248,986	$33,177	$36,263	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Goddard College	Visual and Performing Arts, Other.	-$297,026	$30,775	$36,263	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Bennington College Grad rate: 67.9%	English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.	-$343,396	$33,127	$82,968	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Goddard College	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	-$345,006	$28,376	$36,263	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.