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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut

12 Colleges
$35,837 Avg Salary
$24,806 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Connecticut to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Connecticut State University the most popular school in Connecticut for teacher education subject specific students. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from CCSU carry an average student debt load of $25,064.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from UCONN take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $481, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at SCSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $201, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

Subject Specific Ed majors at UHart take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from WestConn carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #8, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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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