Best Colleges in Vermont by Salary Potential

Vermont is a haven for education. But do degrees from these schools pay off? Find Vermont’s best four-year colleges by earning potential.

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Bachelor's Only
All Alumni
RankSchool NameSchool TypeEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
% STEM Degrees
Rank:1School Name:Middlebury CollegeSchool Type:Liberal Arts School, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$66,100Mid-Career Pay:$128,000% High Meaning:48%% STEM Degrees:21%
Rank:2School Name:Saint Michael's CollegeSchool Type:Liberal Arts School, Private School, ReligiousEarly Career Pay:$54,500Mid-Career Pay:$107,700% High Meaning:43%% STEM Degrees:20%
Rank:3School Name:University of VermontSchool Type:Research University, For Sports Fans, State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$57,900Mid-Career Pay:$106,900% High Meaning:52%% STEM Degrees:24%
Rank:4School Name:Norwich UniversitySchool Type:Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$60,400Mid-Career Pay:$103,200% High Meaning:51%% STEM Degrees:19%
Rank:5School Name:Vermont Technical CollegeSchool Type:State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$56,900Mid-Career Pay:$96,700% High Meaning:51%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:6School Name:Bennington CollegeSchool Type:Liberal Arts School, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$50,200Mid-Career Pay:$95,400% High Meaning:55%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:7School Name:Champlain CollegeSchool Type:Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$56,100Mid-Career Pay:$89,900% High Meaning:42%% STEM Degrees:26%
Rank:8School Name:Goddard CollegeSchool Type:Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$48,800Mid-Career Pay:$82,400% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:9School Name:Castleton UniversitySchool Type:State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$45,700Mid-Career Pay:$76,400% High Meaning:51%% STEM Degrees:8%
Rank:10School Name:Northern Vermont UniversitySchool Type:State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$41,700Mid-Career Pay:$75,100% High Meaning:44%% STEM Degrees:7%

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Among the best universities in Vermont for graduate salaries, Middlebury often takes the cake. It is generally the Vermont school with the highest-paid graduates starting out, and among the highest median mid-career salary.

Middlebury College is the most highly recommended college in the state; about nine out of 10 alumni indicated that they would recommend the school to others, while almost a quarter of alumni from University of Vermont say they would recommend their college to others.

The University of Vermont and Middlebury College are situated between the Green Mountains and Adirondacks. Famous alumni from UV include: film producer John Kilik, Jody Williams (Nobel Peace Prize winner), and philosopher John Dewey. Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues playwright) and Jeff Linsey are both alumni from Middlebury.