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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,675 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Connecticut.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCSU are $12,848 a year.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Central Connecticut State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

WestConn graduate students pay an average of $13,253 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UHart not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USJ also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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