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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,003 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 2,205 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best value school in Connecticut for education students working on their graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Connecticut.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCSU are $12,848 a year.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

Quinnipiac also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SCSU graduate students pay an average of $13,321 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCONN is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Connecticut.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Sacred Heart graduate students pay an average of $34,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Sacred Heart also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UBridgeport are $21,686 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Rhode Island 441
New Hampshire 1,299
Maine 771
Vermont 337

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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