2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
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Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut.
Yale does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fairfield U. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Quinnipiac. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Connecticut.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCONN does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Sacred Heart, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
University of New Haven does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Some students may be able 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 Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
UHart does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCSU. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.
WestConn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
ECSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UBridgeport. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SCSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
With a ranking of #14, Post University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Post University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Albertus Magnus College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Albertus Magnus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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