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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in Connecticut

8 Ranked Colleges
276 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master's in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 319 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,871 and $23,942 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 276 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in Connecticut

#1

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Post University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Post University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Western Connecticut State University

#3

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k. University of Saint Joseph is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 4 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

USJ also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k. Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at SCSU

#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at UBridgeport

#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fairfield University General Education Report

#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 162 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Sacred Heart also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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