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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,176 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education grade specific was the most popular one in Connecticut. In total, 791 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Connecticut.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Post University are $7,700 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CCSU also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Connecticut. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

SCSU graduate students pay an average of $13,321 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.

UCONN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UBridgeport graduate students pay an average of $21,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,555
Maine 515
Vermont 232
New Hampshire 525
Rhode Island 332

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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