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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

4 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 85 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 15 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Connecticut State University are $27,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Secondary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Fairfield U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267.

Read more about Secondary Education at Fairfield University

#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #3 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

USJ also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Joseph are $15,228.

Read full report on Secondary Education at USJ

#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, UBridgeport has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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