2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nursing Administration in Connecticut

Ranked #21 in popularity, nursing administration is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 201 master's degrees in nursing administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Administration School for Your Master's Degree

The nursing administration master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Nursing Administration in Connecticut ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for nursing administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Administration Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing administration.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nursing Administration in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Administration Students Working on Their Master's

1

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

141 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Sacred Heart University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in nursing administration. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in nursing administration in Connecticut.

There were approximately 141 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in nursing administration from Sacred Heart University

2

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing administration has to check out University of Hartford. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in nursing administration in Connecticut.

There were approximately 46 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in nursing administration from University of Hartford

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nursing administration has to take a look at Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in nursing administration in Connecticut.

There were approximately 14 nursing administration students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in nursing administration from Quinnipiac University

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in nursing administration. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in nursing administration from Fairfield University

 

Best Nursing Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Administration Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	40
New Hampshire	163	119
Maine	135	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Administration

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	208
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	56
Nursing Practice	50
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	23
Nursing Science	20
Nurse Anesthetist	8
Clinical Nurse Leader	5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	4

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.