Bachelor in Education (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition and fees are set by Trinity College and vary by year; students should consult the college's financial aid office for current rates..

This programme prepares students for careers in education, policy, activism, and youth work through a liberal arts approach. It combines classroom study with real-world experience in Hartford's schools and communities. Students engage in research on learning, inequality, and education reform using qualitative, quantitative, and historical methods. The curriculum includes core courses, advanced electives, and a senior thesis project.

Focus areas include K-12 learning and inequality, Education reform, Research methods, Youth development, Policy and society, Community-based learning.

The major requires a total of 36 credits, including core courses, advanced electives, and a capstone senior research seminar. Students complete a senior thesis based on independent research.

Graduates pursue roles in education policy, youth work, community organizing, and research, or continue to graduate study in related fields.

Applicants must be enrolled at Trinity College. No specific GPA or test scores are required. Students apply through the college's internal transfer or major declaration process.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically completed in four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 34% of applicants.

Trinity College's historic campus supports a broad undergraduate education in the capital city of Hartford. Students choose from more than 50 majors, 15 disciplinary minors, 25 interdisciplinary minors, and over 900 courses. Academic options include engineering, computer science, data science, neuroscience, environmental science, international studies, public policy and law, and many fields in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. About 15 percent pursue a double major, while an additional 25 percent major in an interdisciplinary field. A 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio supports close interaction with professors.

Learning extends beyond the classroom through more than 200 annual internship and research opportunities, study away, entrepreneurship, community service, athletics, and other co-curricular experiences. The Career and Life Design Center supports students and alumni as they move toward careers, graduate education, or other postgraduate experiences. Hartford provides access to internships, research, cultural activities, and city-based pursuits, while New York City and Boston are a short drive away. Trinity has more than 2,100 full-time undergraduates, with students from 80 countries represented on campus. The College competes in Division III and the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Institutional financial support is also part of the student experience, with $84 million committed to financial aid and scholarships in the reported year.