by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Connecticut, there were 350 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University
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 Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major 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 elementary teaching degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #5 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 elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southern Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Southern Connecticut State University
University of Hartford landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching 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.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Connecticut ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 63 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Elementary Education Report
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