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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Connecticut

8 Ranked Colleges
992 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 934,088 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 9,832 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,800 and $35,213 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 992 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CCSU Health Professions Report

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 47 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fairfield U Health Professions Report

#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 229 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also took the #3 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health Professions at Quinnipiac University

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Professions at University of Hartford

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 299 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Health Professions Report

#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut list. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 66 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

USJ also took the #8 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Joseph are $15,228.

Read full report on Health Professions at USJ

#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut ranking. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Professions at UBridgeport

#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health Professions 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.

Full Sacred Heart University Health Professions Report

#8

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut ranking. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale Health Professions Report

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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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