If you plan on majoring in nursing science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #162 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Science Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 115 degrees in nursing science to qualified students.
The nursing science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The nursing science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Science Schools in Connecticut.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing science degree levels they offer.
University of Connecticut is a good option for students pursuing a degree in nursing science. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Quinnipiac University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing science. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 85 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.
Sacred Heart University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in nursing science. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield. This university ranks 9th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 13 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Goodwin College if you wish to pursue a degree in nursing science. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 12 nursing science students who graduated with this degree at Goodwin in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The nursing science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
