2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Connecticut, there were 2,665 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 208 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree registered nursing students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Connecticut

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$15,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 44 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

USJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228.

Read more about Registered Nursing at University of Saint Joseph

#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Sacred Heart also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 116 masters’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Yale also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Yale

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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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