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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

14 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

Of the 28 students majoring in health professions at USJ, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 14 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 64% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 71% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 14 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Out of the 14 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, American Sentinel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Aurora.

Of the 4 students majoring in health professions at American Sentinel University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

With a ranking of #7, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #9, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 14 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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