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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

7 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 414 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our analysis found Western Connecticut State University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Connecticut. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from WestConn take out $24,933 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from CCSU take out $24,545 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Connecticut. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at SCSU take out an average of $25,687 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $481, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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