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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

14 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.

The Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter Oak State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at ECSU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#8

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the small city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, Trinity College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#10

Mitchell College

New London, CT

Mitchell College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of New London, Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit 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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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