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Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

15 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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.

The Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Housatonic Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Connecticut. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Farmington.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danielson, QVCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

With a ranking of #6, Middlesex Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

With a ranking of #8, Charter Oak State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Norwalk Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NCC is a small public school located in the small city of Norwalk.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the town of Winsted, NCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 15 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 Horadrim.

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