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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at American Sentinel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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 5 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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