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# University of Vermont Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do University of Vermont graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,009 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$3,601 per year.

Graduates earn about $16,558 less than the model expects for similar students. That earnings-beyond-expectations result, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, falls in Azimuth’s 7th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,307. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $24,865.

Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $62,009, in the 57th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; earnings are below it by $3,601.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The peer comparison and model comparison point in the same direction.

Earnings differ substantially across the earnings scenarios at University of Vermont. At four years after completion, the downside earnings scenario is $45,366, while the upside scenario is $82,603.

Among the higher program medians at that horizon, Electrical Engineering completers earn $95,036, Mechanical Engineering completers earn $83,438, and Nursing completers earn $82,571. The typical earnings scenario is $62,009, between the downside and upside scenarios.

An estimated 33.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, so they describe the portion outside that continuation estimate.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$62,009

**Rank for difference from expectations**
7th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**University of Vermont reported median**
$62,009

**Peer schools comparable schools · $3,601 above University of Vermont**
$65,610

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $16,558 above University of Vermont**
$78,567

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How many University of Vermont first-year students return?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26

**Returned the following fall**
89.4%

Source: University of Vermont Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention.

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $45,366 to $82,603, around the reported median of $62,009. Compare the lower scenario with [University of Vermont borrowing and monthly payments](/school/university-of-vermont/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$45,366

**Median · reported**
$62,009

**Higher estimate**
$82,603

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do University of Vermont graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

University of Vermont graduates’ reported earnings are $16,558 below that expectation, the 7th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Vermont caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$8,307

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$24,865

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$16,558

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at University of Vermont report the highest earnings?

Earnings differ sharply across the university’s larger and higher-earning fields, so a prospective major matters to the return picture. Four years after completion, Electrical Engineering reports median earnings of $95,036 from 19 degrees awarded, and Mechanical Engineering reports $83,438 with 88 degrees awarded.

These are higher-earning fields within the program mix, though their award totals differ. At a more moderate earnings level, Natural Resources Conservation and Research shows $46,986 four years after completion and 213 degrees awarded.

Psychology reports $52,805 alongside 157 degrees awarded. The contrast between the engineering figures and these larger moderate-earning fields shows why the schoolwide earnings figure does not describe every field equally.

Biological Sciences is the largest program family at University of Vermont, accounting for 12.5% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, though the largest fields show markedly different earnings. Published earnings cover 40 bachelor’s programs, measured four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management awarded 217 degrees, with median earnings of $82,284. Natural Resources Conservation and Research awarded 213 degrees and had median earnings of $46,986, while Psychology awarded 157 degrees and had median earnings of $52,805.

Nursing awarded 107 degrees and had median earnings of $82,571. The spread across these large fields makes the intended program central to the earnings picture.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$95,036

**Mechanical Engineering**
$83,438

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$82,571

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
$82,284

**Computer Science**
$81,160

**Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**
$80,593

**Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering**
$77,348

**Civil Engineering**
$77,342

[Explore University of Vermont program cohorts and field ranks](/school/university-of-vermont/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Fields make the modeled earnings range broad. Grounded in the program mix, the downside earnings scenario is $45,366, the typical scenario is $62,009, and the upside scenario is $82,603.

At the ends, Electrical Engineering graduates have median earnings of $95,036 four years after completion, while Natural Resources Conservation and Research, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, is $46,986.

University of Vermont graduates have middle-range earnings four years after completion. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,009, placing four-year earnings in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The earnings cohort includes 2,346 completers. Earnings scenarios, built from the program mix rather than observed groups, show how outcomes can differ across fields.

An estimated 33.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The median describes early post-completion pay, while the estimate signals that further study is also part of the picture.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).