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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

6 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Teacher Education Subject 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 6 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best school in Connecticut for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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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 6 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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