2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

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In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 13 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$27,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECSU is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 11 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECSU are $27,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 2 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also took the #0 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Western Connecticut State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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