2023 Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching 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.
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Top Value Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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Our 2023 rankings named Western Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. This small public school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WestConn are $26,477 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WestConn does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
WestConn also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Connecticut. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
CCSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 3 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UHart. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UHart also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Connecticut. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCSU are $26,537 a year.
One thing to take note of is that SCSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Connecticut. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCONN. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #3.
University of Bridgeport ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport graduate students pay an average of $21,686 in tuition and fees each year.
UBridgeport does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UBridgeport did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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