by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 414 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,837 and $24,806 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education subject specific. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education subject specific.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree subject specific ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #2 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Quinnipiac University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut ranking. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Western Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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