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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

7 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master's in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 421 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 323 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut.

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

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USJ also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

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#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658.

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#4

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, CCSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

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#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 17 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 46 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Quinnipiac University

#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Fairfield University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Fairfield University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Fairfield U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267.

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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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