2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 118 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 44 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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