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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 31 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The nursing science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Nursing Science Report

#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing Science at Sacred Heart University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (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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