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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

9 Schools Ranked

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in Connecticut for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Yale does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
$19,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Fairfield University Report

#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
$20,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Online graduate courses are available at Quinnipiac, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

One thing to take note of is that Sacred Heart does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Sacred Heart University Report

#5

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
$12,848 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

CCSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
$20,325 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at UCONN, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
$15,264 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USJ. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
$15,202 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UHart. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut
$13,253 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking.

Online graduate 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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