2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the most popular school in Connecticut for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aurora, American Sentinel University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
Of the 190 students majoring in nursing at Sacred Heart, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Connecticut. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
Of the 57 students majoring in nursing at UCONN, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. 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.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Quinnipiac University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Fairfield University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
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Goodwin College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Central Connecticut State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
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 12 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.
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