2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Connecticut
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You
With 212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #60 most popular major in Connecticut.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for health sciences and services students. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.
SCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECSU is a small public school located in the town of Willimantic.
ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at ECSU take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $159, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of New Haven are $42,898 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Connecticut. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $43,084 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at UHart take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 789 |
| New Hampshire | 425 |
| Maine | 184 |
| Rhode Island | 237 |
| Vermont | 100 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Health Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.