Vermont has 1 program titled software engineering at 1 school, and 8 computer science programs. This guide covers each one, what it costs, and what software developers earn in the state.
Kevin ToFounder & Editor·B.S. in Computer Science, Temple University·Updated
Software engineering programs
1
titled software engineering
ABET-accredited
0
ABET’s list, 2026-09-30
Computer science programs
8
IPEDS 2024
Median pay, software developers
$125,280
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Key takeaways
01Vermont has 1 degree titled software engineering, a master’s, at 1 school, plus 8 computer science programs. Each program below is checked against the school’s own page. It is Champlain College’s master’s. It is Champlain College’s master’s program in Burlington.
02Software developers in Vermont earned a median of $125,280 in May 2025, against $135,980 nationally, and half earned between $102,820 and $166,610. The state employed 1,740 of them. Nationally, BLS projects the occupation to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
03Prices in Vermont were 2.0% below the national average in 2024, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s measure, and housing stood at 86.5 against a national 100. At national prices, the state’s developer median goes as far as about $127,840. BEA’s 2024 figures are its latest, a year behind the pay data.
04Neighboring states with programs titled software engineering: New York (6) and Massachusetts (3). Each has its own guide with the same comparisons of programs, cost and pay, so a program across the state line can be weighed against one at home, keeping in mind that a public school charges nonresidents more.
05If nothing in Vermont fits, the degree can be taken online. The highest-scoring online programs in our rankings are Kennesaw State’s bachelor’s, at 72.5 out of 100, and Kennesaw State’s master’s, at 67.6. Check with each school that it enrolls students living where you do before you apply.
This guide
Studying software engineering in Vermont
A degree titled software engineering puts design, testing and the management of large software projects at the center, where computer science centers on computation itself. Vermont offers both, and many software engineers hold either one.
What this page covers
Software engineering programs: the 1 bachelor’s or master’s degree in Vermont titled software engineering, each checked against the school’s own page.
Computer science programs: the state’s 8 bachelor’s and master’s programs in computer science, from federal data.
Online programs: software engineering degrees from our rankings that can be completed online.
Not included: associate degrees, certificates, bootcamps, doctoral programs and degrees in related fields such as information technology.
SE programs
Software engineering programs in Vermont
Each program is ranked against the others in Vermont at the same degree level, by the score our national rankings use. Tuition is IPEDS 2023–24; grad rate is the school’s. Full details for a ranked program are on its ranking page.
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Top 3 in Vermont
Not ranked
Master’s in software engineering
1 program, none ranked
Not ranked 1 program, each missing something the score needs
Not rankedNo graduates yet to measure
Champlain College
Burlington, VT
MSOnline
Tuition
$10,710
Out-of-state
$10,710
Grads/yr
New
Newer program
Champlain College offers its software engineering master's as the online Master of Science in Software Engineering and Project Management, a 36-credit program delivered 100 percent online for working professionals. The curriculum pairs technical courses with management ones: Software Engineering, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Agile Development, Software Testing and Quality Assurance, Software Metrics and Measurement, Security Testing, and Human Computer Interaction, alongside Project Management, Team Dynamics and High-Impact Collaboration, Leadership Communication Strategies, and Foundations of Organizational Psychology and Development.
It ends with a capstone that requires 30 completed credits in the program and a Capstone Project you present to a range of stakeholders. Estimated time to completion is one year at two courses per term, with a time commitment of 18 to 20 hours per week. To apply you need a bachelor's from a regionally accredited school; the recommended minimum GPA is 2.5. The GMAT and GRE are not required. If you lack the essential knowledge for the program, you can gain it by taking CMIT 500.
Compare
Vermont software engineering programs side by side
Vermont software engineering programs compared, by level
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Program
Format
In-state
Out-of- state
Grads/ yr
ABET
Scoreof 100
Master’s in software engineering · 1 program, none ranked
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, at the program’s level (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average). Grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students. Grads/yr: IPEDS, three-year average. ABET: ABET’s list, retrieved 2026-09-30. #: the program’s rank among Vermont’s ranked programs at its level; NR, not ranked. Score: out of 100, the same score as on the ranking pages.
Computer science
Computer science programs in Vermont
7 schools in the table below.
Computer science is the neighboring degree, and many software engineers hold it. These rows come from federal data, not from each school’s page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, in-state, before fees and aid; undergraduate for a bachelor’s, and for a master’s the school-wide average across graduate students, which excludes program fees. School grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students (IPEDS). ABET: on ABET’s computing (CAC) or engineering (EAC) list, retrieved 2026-10-05; a blank cell means not accredited. A school is in the table when it has at least two of a tuition figure, a grad rate or ABET accreditation, and a program page we could link; the rest are listed under it. SE track: named on the school’s own page.
Cost
What it costs in Vermont
Private
$57,174
median of 6 schools
Prices in Vermont were 98 against a national 100 in 2024, and housing 86.5, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Regional Price Parities. 2024 is BEA’s latest year, a year behind the May 2025 pay figures on this page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 undergraduate tuition, one figure per school, for the 7 schools with a bachelor’s program in this guide; a median needs at least 3 schools. Excludes fees, housing and aid. Prices: BEA Regional Price Parities by state, 2024, all items and housing services.
Job market
The software job market in Vermont
Vermont employed 1,740 software developers in May 2025. Its location quotient for the occupation is 0.53: the jobs are less concentrated in the state than nationally. Nationally, BLS projects software developer jobs to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Vermont. Location quotient: the state’s share of employment in the occupation divided by the national share (1.0 = the national rate). Growth: BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35, national.
Pay
What software developers earn in Vermont
$82,48010th
$102,82025th
$125,280median
$166,61075th
$209,42090th
Software developers, Vermont, BLS OEWS May 2025. National median: $135,980.
The state median is $125,280, $10,700 below the national $135,980. Half of the state’s software developers earn between $102,820 and $166,610.
BEA puts prices in Vermont at 98 against a national 100 (2024), so the median goes as far as $127,840 would nationally, $8,140 less than the national median.
BEA price parities, 2024; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Online options
Online software engineering degrees for Vermont residents
If no program in Vermont fits, these are the highest-scoring online programs in our rankings. Confirm with each school that it enrolls students living in Vermont.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 out-of-state, the rate an online student from another state usually pays (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average); a published rate is the school’s own price. National rank and score: our national ranking at the program’s level.
How many software engineering programs are in Vermont?
1 degree titled software engineering, a master’s, at 1 school. 0 of them are on ABET’s accredited list.
How much do software engineers make in Vermont?
Software developers, the BLS occupation that includes software engineers, earned a median of $125,280 in Vermont in May 2025. The 10th percentile was $82,480 and the 90th $209,420.
Is Vermont pay worth it after cost of living?
BEA puts Vermont’s prices at 98 against a national 100 in 2024. Divided by that, the developer median of $125,280 is worth about $127,840 at national prices.
Can Vermont residents take a software engineering degree online?
Yes. Kennesaw State, Minnesota-Crookston and University of Arizona are among the online software engineering programs in our rankings. Check with each school that it enrolls students living in Vermont.
Which schools in Vermont offer a software engineering degree?
Champlain College. This page lists 1 master’s program in software engineering.
Are there software engineering master’s programs in Vermont?
2NCES IPEDS institutional charges, 2023–24Tuition at the program’s level, and undergraduate tuition per school for the cost medians. Excludes fees, housing and aid.
3NCES IPEDS graduation ratesThe school’s six-year graduation rate, for the whole school rather than the program; IPEDS DRVGR2023 where the main pull has no figure.
4Each school’s own program pageProgram name, delivery, credits, and every bullet on the program cards, quoted from the saved page. Read .
