by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which grad school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Connecticut Colleges for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision.
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Our analysis looked at 10 grad schools in Connecticut to determine which ones have the best doctorate degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best grad schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The average early-career salary of those graduating with a doctorate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. A doctorate degree holder from a school in Connecticut makes an average starting salary of $77,452, but the students who attended schools in the top 7 of our list make an average of $89,785.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their doctorate degree. The average debt load at a particular school may not be bad, but it's an important thing to consider in conjunction with post-graduation earnings.
Our Best Doctorate Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt. These factors include things like the educational resources, the demand associated with the school, whether or not the school offers online classes, and the student body caliber - just to name a few.
To learn more, visit our graduate school ranking methodology page.
Not quite ready to work on your doctorate? Check out our Best Master's Degree Schools ranking.
Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Yale University tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for doctorate degrees in Connecticut for overall quality. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 742 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a doctorate degree from Yale go into careers with an average salary of $91,187 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #2 on our Best Doctorate Degrees in Connecticut list means Fairfield University is a great place for students working on their degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 38 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $138,401 during the early years of their career.
A rank of #3 on our Best Doctorate Degrees in Connecticut list means University of Connecticut is a great place for students working on their degree. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate degrees to 737 students in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from UCONN make an average of $72,623 per year during the early years of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 109 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from Sacred Heart make an average of $71,605 per year during the early years of their career.
Out of the 10 doctorate degree schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 38 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #6. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 83 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from UHart is $72,941 during the early years of their career.
Quinnipiac University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 357 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from Quinnipiac is $78,504 during the early years of their career.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #8. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 77 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $103,231 during the early years of their career.
Southern Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 24 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 97 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
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