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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$15,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 750 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value 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 value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Aurora.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Sentinel University are $6,920 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $12,848 per year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

Fairfield U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

WestConn graduate students pay an average of $13,253 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WestConn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

Quinnipiac did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Sacred Heart is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Connecticut.

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University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #8, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,916
Rhode Island 83
New Hampshire 366
Maine 149
Vermont 25

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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