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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is the #35 most popular major in Connecticut with 368 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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

Fairfield U also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Quinnipiac is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Connecticut.

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Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $12,848 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WestConn are $13,253 a year.

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#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.

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Southern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCSU are $13,321 per year.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

UBridgeport graduate students pay an average of $21,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Sacred Heart graduate students pay an average of $34,509 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, Sacred Heart is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Connecticut.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
New Hampshire 319
Maine 151
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 KOKUYO.

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