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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Connecticut

17 Colleges
$47,997 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Sacred Heart University the most popular school in Connecticut for general education students. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 17 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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The excellent programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, education graduates from SCSU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $230, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #7, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.

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#9

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

With a ranking of #9, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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#10

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #10, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Read full report on General Education at Fairfield University

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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