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

Registered Nursing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 208 master's degrees in registered nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in registered nursing matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Connecticut ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of registered nursing students usually has them for a 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for registered nursing.

 

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

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for registered nursing students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

116 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in registered nursing needs to check out Yale University. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in registered nursing in Connecticut.

There were about 116 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Yale University

2

University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

44 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Saint Joseph if you want to pursue a master's degree in registered nursing. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in registered nursing in Connecticut.

There were about 44 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at USJ in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from University of Saint Joseph

3

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

43 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in registered nursing needs to look into Sacred Heart University. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart 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 registered nursing in Connecticut.

There were approximately 43 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent data year.

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

4

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Fairfield University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in registered nursing. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U 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 registered nursing in Connecticut.

There were roughly 5 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Fairfield University

5

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Southern Connecticut State University

 

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	316
Rhode Island	200	0
New Hampshire	163	46
Maine	135	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Registered Nursing

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

Majors Similar to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Administration	201
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.