2025 Best General Education Schools in Connecticut
3Colleges in Connecticut
344General Education Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 344 degrees in general education annually.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Southern Connecticut State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general education. SCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #657 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SCSU is a great university overall.
There were about 60 general education students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Connecticut State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in general education needs to take a look at Western Connecticut State University. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 14 general education students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent year we have data available.
General Education is one of 0 different types of General Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).