2023 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is the 176th most popular major in the country with 5,764 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Connecticut, there were 59 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree vets studying teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor.

Top 2 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

1

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

321 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 12 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 10,652 students enrolled at CCSU, 321 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

31 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$9,476 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USJ, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Of the 2,305 students enrolled at USJ, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,476. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USJ does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Full University of Saint Joseph Veteran Student Life 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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