2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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Our 2023 rankings named Sacred Heart University the most popular school in Connecticut for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 365 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Sacred Heart. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 329 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% 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.
Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. American Sentinel University is a private for-profit institution located in Aurora, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 318 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
American Sentinel University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 166 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school handed out 135 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients 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. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 90 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USJ. In fact, around 21% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of New Haven came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 86 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
University of New Haven 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 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 99 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SCSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UBridgeport, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Hartford ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UHart does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 33 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Goodwin College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Goodwin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, the small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that WestConn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #15, Albertus Magnus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Albertus Magnus does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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