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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 2,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Fairfield U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Saint Joseph is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

USJ graduate students pay an average of $15,264 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 11 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 per year.

Quinnipiac also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SCSU are $13,321 a year.

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#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #9, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sacred Heart are $34,509 a year.

Sacred Heart also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Rhode Island 775
New Hampshire 1,839
Maine 913
Vermont 383

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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