2027 Best Value Art Education Schools in Connecticut

[Art Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/art-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for art education students.
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2027 Best Value Art Education Schools in Connecticut
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the art education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Art Education Schools
Central Connecticut State University earned the #1 spot for value among art education schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Central Connecticut State University is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,050 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $16,550. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the art education program here. Soon after graduation, art education degree recipients from Central Connecticut State University generally make around $60,212. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 73%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Southern Connecticut State University earned it the #2 place for art education. Southern Connecticut State University is a large public school located in the city of New Haven. Students from in state pay about $13,442 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $16,942. Art Education graduates carry a median of $24,875 in student loans. Art Education graduates of Southern Connecticut State University earn a median of $44,455 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,875 median debt. Southern Connecticut State University admits about 92% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.