2024 Best General Education Schools in Connecticut
6Colleges in Connecticut
368General Education Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. Combined, these schools handed out 368 degrees in general education to qualified students.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Sacred Heart University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general education. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. A Best Colleges rank of #706 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Sacred Heart is a great university overall.
There were about 149 general education students who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent data year.
Fairfield University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general education. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 general education students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.
Quinnipiac University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #488 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.
There were about 18 general education students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Connecticut State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general education. SCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. This university ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 23 general education students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.
Central Connecticut State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #678 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general education needs to look into Western Connecticut State University. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 3 general education students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education needs to take a look at University of Saint Joseph. USJ is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Hartford. This university ranks 10th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at USJ in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 11 general education students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent year we have data available.
Post University is a large private for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury. This university ranks 14th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 53 general education students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
