2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Connecticut. In total, 3,058 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Connecticut.
With all the healthcare 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Connecticut Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in Connecticut for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
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Western Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.
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American Sentinel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Connecticut 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. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,626 |
| New Hampshire | 2,129 |
| Maine | 1,262 |
| Vermont | 390 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 266,651 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16,104 |
| Nursing Administration | 9,838 |
| Nursing Practice | 7,992 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 5,092 |
| Nursing Science | 4,600 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,287 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,021 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1,936 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 1,883 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 773 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 563 |
| School Nursing | 553 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 509 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 444 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 419 |
| Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing | 331 |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | 181 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing | 57 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 53 |
| Palliative Care Nursing | 14 |
| Forensic Nursing | 14 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- 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 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).
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