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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 7,729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Sentinel University are $6,920 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCSU are $12,848 a year.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Saint Joseph is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USJ are $15,264 a year.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

Quinnipiac also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

SCSU graduate students pay an average of $13,321 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.

Sacred Heart also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Vermont 1,087

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).

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