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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

9 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Saint Joseph is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at American Sentinel University Report

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Yale, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Southern Connecticut State University Report

#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Western Connecticut State University Report

#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Quinnipiac University Report

#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 9 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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