2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Connecticut

If you pursue a master's degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #40 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of secondary education. Combined, these schools handed out 76 master's degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Master's Degree

The secondary teaching master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Connecticut ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for secondary education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for secondary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Secondary Education in Connecticut

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in secondary education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Secondary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Bridgeport if you want to pursue a master's degree in secondary education. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Connecticut.

There were about 29 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from University of Bridgeport

2

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in secondary education has to check out Fairfield University. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Connecticut.

There were roughly 20 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Fairfield University

3

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in secondary education. ECSU is a small public university located in the town of Willimantic. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Connecticut.

There were approximately 15 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Eastern Connecticut State University

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Saint Joseph is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in secondary education. USJ is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Hartford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Connecticut.

There were approximately 12 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at USJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from University of Saint Joseph

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Secondary Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	131
Rhode Island	200	13
New Hampshire	163	53
Maine	135	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Secondary Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	159
Early Childhood Education	58
Teacher Education	13
Adult & Continuing Education	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.