2023 Most Popular 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. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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Our analysis found Quinnipiac University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 38 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend American Sentinel University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. American Sentinel University is a private for-profit institution located in Aurora, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Since the graduate programs at American Sentinel University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 97% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Sacred Heart does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, the medium-sized public school handed out 23 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CCSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Yale University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Yale, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
WestConn 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 fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Saint Joseph came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at USJ, 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 21% 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
- 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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