2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 118 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of Connecticut

#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$19,267 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 8 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Quinnipiac University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $48-$75k)

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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