2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education School for You
In 2020-2021, 348 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for general education students. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Post University are $15,458 a year.
The excellent programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Fairfield U also made our Best General Education Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for general education students. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Quinnipiac also made our Best General Education Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $11,781 per year.
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University of Saint Joseph landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $43,084 per year.
University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year.
UCONN also made our Best General Education Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #5.
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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $11,882 per year.
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University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year.
Sacred Heart also took the #4 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Connecticut rankings.
Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,032 |
| Rhode Island | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 231 |
| Maine | 69 |
| Vermont | 96 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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).
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