2024 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family practice nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family practice nurse/nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family practice nurse/nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family practice nurse/nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Doctorate in Family Practice Nursing

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Fairfield University is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Fairfield University

2

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Sacred Heart University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a doctorate in family practice nurse/nursing from Sacred Heart University

Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	4
Rhode Island	119	8
New Hampshire	56	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Family Practice Nursing

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Family Practice Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Family Practice Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Science	87
Nurse Anesthetist	58
Nursing Practice	22
Registered Nursing	19
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.