Vermont

Vermont Majors

Vermont awards bachelor's degrees in 70 fields, about 2,605 a year. The largest are Environmental Science and Conservation, Business Administration, Psychology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Environmental Science and Conservation	232	$26,871	$46,986	$21,632
Business Administration	195	$51,051	$82,284	$21,500
Psychology	162	$32,674	$52,805	$22,958
Biology	115	$36,491	$50,813	$23,917
Nursing	109	$73,068	$82,571	$25,257
Mechanical Engineering	90	$61,626	$83,438	$26,000
Animal Sciences	88	$34,467	$48,468	$24,250
Computer Science	84	$62,974	$81,160	$21,519
Political Science	82	$31,594	$63,279	$23,127
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	77	$34,547	$53,755	$19,650
Public Relations and Advertising	73	$35,931	$65,706	$24,125
Economics	70	$38,452	$69,416	$23,875
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	60	$36,680	$80,593	$22,250
Teacher Education	58	$41,720	$48,111	$23,250
Zoology/Animal Biology	58	$22,321	$38,421	$23,250
English Language and Literature	57	$31,293	$49,101	$24,968
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	53	$27,835	$59,127	$22,163
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	53	$36,441		$27,000
Anthropology	44	$31,717	$49,987	$19,500
Sociology	43	$31,798	$54,529	$23,117
Nutrition Sciences	41	$33,389	$61,238	$19,500
Subject-Area Teacher Education	40	$41,099	$44,006	$20,500
Public Health	38
Studio Art	34	$24,497	$53,191	$25,500
History	34	$28,254	$54,694	$20,497
Mathematics	29	$30,408	$65,139	$19,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	28
Civil Engineering	27	$61,898	$77,342	$22,375
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	27	$63,697	$77,348	$21,000
Social Work	27	$32,335	$54,235	$20,000
Film and Photography	27		$32,100
Forestry	24
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	23		$65,120	$25,000
Geography and Cartography	23	$33,424	$40,871	$18,284
Music	23
Electrical Engineering	22	$61,803	$95,036	$24,750
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	20	$32,386	$68,395	$21,125
Plant Sciences	19	$33,221	$34,672
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	19		$57,174	$23,250
Human Development and Family Studies	16	$25,249	$52,698	$19,250
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	16	$19,566	$54,726	$22,896
International/Globalization Studies	15	$33,757	$51,219	$20,500
Data Science	15
Philosophy	15
Chemistry	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	15	$64,930	$72,668	$26,299
Statistics	14
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	13
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	11
Romance Languages	10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	10
Physics	10
Theater	10
Botany/Plant Biology	9
Computer Systems Analysis	8
Education	8
Industrial Engineering	8
Religion/Religious Studies	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	7	$14,094	$41,124	$21,625
Allied Health	7	$69,873	$68,482	$27,000
Liberal Arts	6
Geology and Earth Science	6
Area Studies	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	5
Engineering	4
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Dance	3
Special Education and Teaching	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Vermont?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Environmental Science and Conservation (232), Business Administration (195), Psychology (162), Biology (115), Nursing (109).

Which Vermont majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Electrical Engineering ($95,036), Mechanical Engineering ($83,438), Nursing ($82,571), Business Administration ($82,284), Computer Science ($81,160). Earnings are reported for 40 of Vermont's 70 programs.

How many majors does Vermont have?

Vermont awarded bachelor's degrees in 70 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Vermont uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.