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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

22 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in Connecticut for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Shelton.

Of the 191 students majoring in health professions at Lincoln Tech - Shelton, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in health professions at Lincoln Tech - New Britain, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Institute - West Hartford is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, American Institute - West Hartford is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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#5

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Academy-West Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Stone Academy-West Haven is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Of the 104 students majoring in health professions at Stone Academy-West Haven, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#6

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

Stone Academy-East Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Stone Academy-East Hartford is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in health professions at Stone Academy-East Hartford, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Cortiva Institute, Cromwell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Cromwell, Cortiva Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

Stone Academy-Waterbury came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Stone Academy-Waterbury is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #10, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% 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 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 22 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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