2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
You’ll be in good company if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 113 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
On average, doctor’s degree students take out $70,046 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, the small public school handed out 12 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 4 spot on the list. USJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $183,732 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 18% 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 4 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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