2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Connecticut with 3,058 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Aurora.
American Sentinel University graduate students pay an average of $6,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CCSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Connecticut.
Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.
Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Connecticut. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WestConn are $13,253 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 per year.
Quinnipiac not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
Sacred Heart University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.
Sacred Heart also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.
University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.
Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 2,129 |
Massachusetts | 6,626 |
Vermont | 390 |
Maine | 1,262 |
Rhode Island | 1,091 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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 Aleksahgabrielle.
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