History Schools in Connecticut
Connecticut contains
fifteen
schools that offer history programs.
Wesleyan University,
the highest-ranking history school in CT, has a total student population of 3,148 and
is the
46th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 15 history schools
in Connecticut,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
University of Hartford comes out as the most expensive ($31,547/yr),
with Southern Connecticut State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,305/yr.
History students from Connecticut schools who go on to become
historians,
art history teachers,
professor of histories,
art history professors, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 21,810 people working as
history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$69,280.
Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Connecticut alone, there are
180 employed museum technicians and conservators earning an average yearly salary of
$49,430. History teachers in this state earn
$77,220/yr and there are 320 employed.
Also, within the history schools
in Connecticut, the average student population is 1,939 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
14 to 1. Aside from history,
there are 2145 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,319 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,907, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
History Programs in Connecticut
Wesleyan University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Trinity College
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Fairfield University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Quinnipiac University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Central Connecticut State University
History
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
History, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
Levels offered:
Masters
University of New Haven
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Western Connecticut State University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Albertus Magnus College
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Post University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Connecticut College
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Sacred Heart University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Hartford
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Eastern Connecticut State University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southern Connecticut State University
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Saint Joseph College
History
Levels offered:
Bachelors
History, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Connecticut Interesting Facts
- The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878.
- The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954.
- Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
- In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War. Doctor Samuel Higley of Simsbury started the first copper coinage in America in 1737.
- The Scoville Memorial Library is the United States oldest public library. The library collection began in 1771, when Richard Smith, owner of a local blast furnace, used community contributions to buy 200 books in London. Patrons could borrow and return books on the third Monday of every third month. Fees were collected for damages, the most common being "greasing" by wax dripped from the candles by which the patrons read.
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