2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree teacher education students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$27,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Connecticut State University are $27,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teacher Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477.

Full Western Connecticut State University Teacher Education Report

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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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