2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 46,469 people earned their degree in educational administration, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,457 and had an average of $32,661 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 419 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,015 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in educational administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational administration programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the educational administration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree vets studying education admin.

Top 3 Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 15 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report

2

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

321 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Our most recent data shows that 321 of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Connecticut State University]](/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

3

Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

1,029 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$3,975 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Education Admin for a Master’s list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

Post University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.According to our most recent data, Post University supports 13,844 students, and 1,029 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 736 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Read More…

• Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
• Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.