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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$30,830 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,837 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Connecticut

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $11,781 per year. After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from WestConn carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at CCSU take out is $25,064.

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$12,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECSU are $12,304 a year.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
$52,870 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fairfield U are $52,870 a 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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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
$51,270 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list.

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#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT
$43,084 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

USJ undergraduate students pay an average of $43,084 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USJ is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Connecticut.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCSU are $11,882 a year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from SCSU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at UHart take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Sacred Heart University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $45,230 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Sacred Heart is ranked #3 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Connecticut.

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#9

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a 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 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 11 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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