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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

18 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree 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 18 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Connecticut. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 425 students majoring in health professions at Sacred Heart, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Bridgeport helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

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

Of the 138 students majoring in health professions at UHart, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

Of the 134 students majoring in health professions at WestConn, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 18 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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