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22nd

friendliest state for teachers

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Connecticut is twenty-second on our comfort scale with a starting salary of $39,259 and average salaries of $59,304.    Home mortgage assistance is offered in some districts.  In certain low-income schools, teachers can also get loan forgiveness.  If you get your masters degree, you will also start higher on the pay scale than the above stated beginning income.  This state has it all with four seasons of natural beauty, snow sports, and beaches.

How do salaries grow in Connecticut?

Starting Salary: $39,259
Average Salary: $59,304

Student/Teacher Ratios in Connecticut, 2006

Number of Teachers: 42,837
Number of Students: 578,300
Students per Teacher: 13.5

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Top Online Schools

Liberty University Online Campus 
  • EdD in Teaching and Learning
  • MA in Teaching - Elementary Education
  • MA in Teaching - Secondary Education
  • MEd in Administration and Supervision
  • BS in Education
  • EdD in Educational Leadership
  • EdS in Educational Leadership
  • MA in Teaching - Special Education
  • MEd in School Counseling
  • MEd in Teaching and Learning - Elementary Education
  • MEd in Teaching and Learning - Special Education
  • Master's in Religious Education
  • MEd in Teaching and Learning - General Education
  • MEd in Teaching and Learning - Secondary Education
  • EdS in Teaching and Learning
  • AA in Education
  • MEd Program Specialist - Gifted Specialist
  • MEd Program Specialist - Early Childhood Specialist
  • MEd Program Specialist - Math Specialist
  • MEd Program Specialist - Reading Specialist
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Western Governors University Online Campus 
  • BA in Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
  • MA in Teaching - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
  • MA in Teaching - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
  • MA in Mathematics Education (K-6, 5-9, or 5-12)
  • BA in Social Science (5-12)
  • MA in Teaching - Social Science (5-12)
  • MEd - Instructional Design
  • MS in Special Education
  • MS in Educational Leadership
  • BA in Special Education
  • BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8)
  • Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation (K-8)
  • Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
  • Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
  • Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Social Science (5-12)
  • BA in Science (5-9)
  • BA in Science (5-12 Biological Science)
  • BA in Science (5-12 Chemistry)
  • BA in Science (5-12 Geosciences)
  • BA in Science (5-12 Physics)
  • MA in Science Education (5-9)
  • MA in Science Education (5-12 Biological Science)
  • MA in Science Education (5-12 Chemistry)
  • MA in Science Education (5-12 Geosciences)
  • MA in Science Education (5-12 Physics)
  • Endorsement Prep Program in ELL (PK-12)
  • MA in English Language Learning (PK-12)
  • MEd - Learning and Technology
  • MEd - Measurement and Evaluation
  • BA in Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 3)
  • Endorsement Preparation Program in Educational Leadership
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Grand Canyon University Online Campus 
  • BS in Secondary Education - English
  • BS in Secondary Education - Math
  • BS in Secondary Education - Social Studies
  • MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Reading
  • MEd in Education Administration - Organizational Leadership
  • MEd in Education Administration - School Leadership
  • MEd in Elementary Education
  • MEd in Elementary Education
  • MEd in Secondary Education
  • MEd in Secondary Education
  • MEd in Special Education
  • MEd in Special Education
  • MEd in Special Education - Certified Special Educators
  • MEd in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • BS in Elementary Education - English
  • BS in Elementary Education - Science
  • BS in Elementary Education - Math
  • BS in Elementary Education / Special Education
  • BS in Secondary Education - Business Education
  • BS in Elementary Education - Early Childhood
  • MEd in Curriculum & Instruction - Technology
  • MA in Teaching
  • MEd in Education Administration
  • Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership
  • EdD in Organizational Leadership - Behavioral Health
  • EdD in Organizational Leadership - Effective Schools
  • EdD in Organizational Leadership - Higher Education Leadership
  • EdD in Organizational Leadership - Instructional Leadership
  • BA in English Literature
  • BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • BA in History
  • Continuing Teacher Education Courses
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Talk About Salaries in Connecticut

5 Comments

ramsey1930 at 01:35 PM on 11/29/08


Are there any teachers from CT that can confrim this?

josester at 09:32 PM on 12/11/08


this looks about right to me: I've been teaching for about 5 years in a large district and am about $3K from the average.

maxguo at 01:23 PM on 04/21/09


I've been in Hartford CT for 8 years. The pay is good--I have an MA plus 75 hours and make 78,000 a year. But working conditions aren't that good if you are in the innercity. Probably true anywhere, though. Cost of living is very high if you want to buy a house.

louisek at 10:16 PM on 07/10/09


is there anything like 'forgiving' one's student loans if one is a teacher in Waterbury, CT? I heard that this may be possible if one is a teacher in the 'inner city' such as Waterbury.

Linda Hite at 03:27 PM on 08/23/09


I'm very interested in the answer to the question of loan forgiveness in this area. I read on an airline magazine that Yale Education Masters offers that if you work 5 years in a Title One school. Anyone know?



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