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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$8,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Connecticut to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Check out the health professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Tunxis Community College the best value school in Connecticut for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tunxis Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Connecticut.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gateway Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,496 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $4,516 a year.

Full Health Professions at Manchester Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Naugatuck Valley Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capital Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capital Community College are $4,596 a year.

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Norwalk Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCC are $4,586 per year.

Full Health Professions at Norwalk Community College Report

#7

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Charter Oak State College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Charter Oak State College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut rankings.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden undergraduate students pay an average of $16,327 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden Report

Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 per year.

Full Health Professions at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Report

#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. 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 undergraduate students at Goodwin are $21,188 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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 16 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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