2024 Best Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Humanities is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #171 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of humanities. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in humanities during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to humanities students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other humanities students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized humanities related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for humanities students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Humanities in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in humanities.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Humanities

1

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

2 Annual Graduates

Wesleyan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in humanities. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Middletown.More information about a bachelor’s in humanities from Wesleyan University

2

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

1 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Bridgeport if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in humanities. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in humanities from University of Bridgeport

Best Humanities Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Humanities Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	38
Rhode Island	307	1
Vermont	289	0
Maine	281	2
New Hampshire	276	5

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Humanities Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Humanities has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	401
General Studies	265
Individualized Studies	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.