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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,849 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Education

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
$52,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best value school in Connecticut for education students. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairfield U are $52,870 per year.

Fairfield U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Schools in Connecticut list.

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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

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

CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $11,781 per year.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
$51,270 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education 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.

Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac also made our Best Education Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #3.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT
$43,084 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $43,084 per year.

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#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Connecticut State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $11,882 per year.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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#9

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UBridgeport are $35,760 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 9 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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