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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

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 midsize 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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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Connecticut. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 per year.

Quinnipiac did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Health Professions at Quinnipiac University Report

#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Fairfield U also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

Read full report on Health Professions at Fairfield University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Central Connecticut State University

#5

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the 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.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCSU are $13,321 per year.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford 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 #8 on the list. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Hartford

University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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Western Connecticut State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Western Connecticut State University

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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