2025 Best Special Education Schools in Connecticut
4Colleges in Connecticut
453Special Ed Degrees Awarded
$52,862Avg Early-Career Salary
Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #29 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 453 degrees in special education annually.
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. For our Best Overall Special Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Special Education Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of special ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Connecticut is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in special education. UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 59 special education students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Southern Connecticut State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #657 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SCSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 97 special education students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn about $54,220 in their early career salary.
University of Hartford is a great decision for students interested in a degree in special education. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 77 special education students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn about $48,049 in the first couple years of working.
Central Connecticut State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 14th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 49 special education students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available. Special Education degree recipients from Central Connecticut State University get an earnings boost of about $7,803 over the average income of special education graduates.
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).
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. For our Best Overall Special Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
