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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

6 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Connecticut. In fact, 2,995 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the best school in Connecticut for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Maine 1,282
Rhode Island 926
Massachusetts 8,936
Vermont 638

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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