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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

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$21,471 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Housatonic Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Housatonic Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Norwalk Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. NCC is a small public school located in the small city of Norwalk.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Asnuntuck Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Enfield, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Capital Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

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#7

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 7 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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