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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

6 Schools Ranked
$23,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,608 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education opportunities 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 many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

American Sentinel University

Aurora, Connecticut
620 Total Awards
$10,520 Average Tuition & Fees
$26,198 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Connecticut. Located in Aurora, Connecticut, the small private for-profit school awarded 620 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at American Sentinel University is $10,520. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from American Sentinel University accumulate an average of $26,198 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.

American Sentinel University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
213 Total Awards
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,032 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 213 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Sacred Heart is $45,230. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Sacred Heart accumulate an average of $24,032 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 70% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
90 Total Awards
$21,188 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,908 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Goodwin College is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. East Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Goodwin is $21,188. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $40,908 in student loans. Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 74% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
85 Total Awards
$43,084 Average Tuition & Fees
$31,642 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Connecticut. USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees at USJ is $43,084. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from USJ accumulate an average of $31,642 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
17 Total Awards
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees
$36,090 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 17 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Post University is $15,458. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $36,090 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, Connecticut
12 Total Awards
$8,254 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,356 Avg Student Debt

Charter Oak State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 12 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Connecticut pay an average of $8,254 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Charter Oak State College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,654. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $29,356 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Charter Oak State College is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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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