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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

7 Ranked Colleges
276 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 319 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,871 and $23,942 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 276 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Connecticut

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 7 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fairfield U General Education Report

#2

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 49 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Post University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Southern Connecticut State University

#4

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

Read more about General Education at CCSU

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Western Connecticut State University

#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut ranking. University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UBridgeport General Education Report

#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 162 students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sacred Heart General Education Report

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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.

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