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2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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The Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Connecticut.

Yale does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
$19,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fairfield U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Sacred Heart, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
$20,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut
$13,253 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WestConn. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
$12,848 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

CCSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
$15,202 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that UHart does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
$20,325 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking.

One thing to take note of is that UCONN does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
$13,321 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking.

One thing to take note of is that SCSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#10

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
$21,686 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Bridgeport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

UBridgeport does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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