2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Connecticut, there were 118 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid. Central Connecticut State University is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072.

Full CCSU Nursing Practice Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut Nursing Practice Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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