by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 11,071 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Connecticut, there were 136 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #1 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 38 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut. ECSU is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 20 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Eastern Connecticut State University Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut. USJ is a small school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 6 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 18 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut ranking. Western Connecticut State University is a small school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 14 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Connecticut State University Secondary Education Report
University of Hartford landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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