by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 3,064 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,747 and $26,131 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 753 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nursing.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Goodwin is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 202 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 120 diplomas to qualified associates’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nursing degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 84 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwalk Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 75 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 67 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Three Rivers Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Norwich, Connecticut, and it awarded 61 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a small public school situated in Winsted, Connecticut. It awarded 27 associates’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Housatonic Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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