2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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Our 2023 rankings named Charter Oak State College the best value school in Connecticut for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 443 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Charter Oak State College are $10,796 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,125 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Charter Oak State College is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Charter Oak State College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Connecticut list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 1,676 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,599 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CCSU. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCSU is ranked #4 for overall quality in Connecticut.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,654 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $25,302 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,559 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SCSU does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Connecticut. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 983 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECSU are $16,146 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,824 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that ECSU does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,690 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UCONN are $42,102 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,882 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UCONN. In 2020-2021 about 54% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. This small public school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 909 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WestConn are $25,239 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,180 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at WestConn, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 51% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,475 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $46,580 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,815 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Sacred Heart. During the 2020-2021 year, about 39% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Sacred Heart also took the #3 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Connecticut rankings.
Quinnipiac University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 1,770 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Quinnipiac undergraduate students pay an average of $51,790 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,822 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Quinnipiac. In fact, around 56% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Quinnipiac is ranked #2 for overall quality in Connecticut.
University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 513 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,254 in student loans.
UBridgeport does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,101 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of New Haven are $44,184 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,141 in loans while pursuing their degree.
University of New Haven does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 76% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #5.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 232 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $44,006 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $26,519 in loans while pursuing their degree.
USJ does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 878 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $46,148 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,594 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UHart. During the 2020-2021 year, about 8% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Albertus Magnus College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 266 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Albertus Magnus undergraduate students pay an average of $37,682 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $31,804 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Albertus Magnus does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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