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Education at Southern Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying Education, consider the program at Southern Connecticut State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Connecticut State University is in New Haven, CT.

Studying Online at Southern Connecticut State University

Online coursework is an option at Southern Connecticut State University. Of 9,377 students, 958 (10%) studied exclusively online and 3,842 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Education Rankings at Southern Connecticut State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Southern Connecticut State University’s Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Connecticut	#8 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	Connecticut	#11 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#49 of 118
Best Value	New England (Region)	#54 of 113
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#514 of 1,611
Best Value	Nationwide	#1088 of 1,591

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Connecticut	#8 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	Connecticut	#11 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#49 of 118
Best Value	New England (Region)	#54 of 113
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#514 of 1,611
Best Value	Nationwide	#1088 of 1,591

Earnings for Education Graduates from Southern Connecticut State University

Those who finish Southern Connecticut State University’s Education program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$52,651
2 years	$54,002
3 years	$56,134
4 years	$61,885
5 years	$66,856

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Education graduates from Southern Connecticut State University report median earnings of $61,885, compared with $57,907 for all Southern Connecticut State University graduates — about 7% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Education graduates from Southern Connecticut State University comes in at $25,625.

Highest-Paying Careers for Education Graduates

Graduates of the Education program at Southern Connecticut State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$83,682

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.