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Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$16,291 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master's Degree Schools

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

American Sentinel University graduate students pay an average of $6,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the large 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 made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Out of the 15 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Goodwin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goodwin are $13,134 per year.

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#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USJ are $15,264 per year.

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SCSU are $13,321 a year.

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University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UHart are $15,202 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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Western Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WestConn are $13,253 a year.

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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 15 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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