2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Connecticut

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 17 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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The teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut”.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut

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

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Connecticut

1

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

#16 overall quality in Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut. Eastern Connecticut State University is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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2

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Connecticut

#21 overall quality in Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Connecticut list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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