2026 Best Value Social Work Schools in Vermont
[Social Work](/majors/social-services-public-administration/social-work/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong social work education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for social work students.
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2026 Best Value Social Work Schools in Vermont
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Social Work Schools
University Of Vermont tops our 2026 list of the best value social work schools in Vermont. Set in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $19,058, compared with $45,502 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for social work graduates is $20,000. Social Work graduates of University Of Vermont earn a median of $43,494 early in their careers. Set against $20,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 65%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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