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2026 Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools in Connecticut

[General Health & Wellness](/majors/health-care-professions/health-services-sciences/health-and-wellness-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general health & wellness students.

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• Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools in Connecticut

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general health & wellness degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Health & Wellness Schools

1

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

$13,442 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,660 Avg Student Debt

$55,043 Median Earnings (10yr)

Southern Connecticut State University tops our 2026 list of the best value general health & wellness schools in Connecticut. Southern Connecticut State University is a large public school located in the city of New Haven. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,442, compared with $16,942 for out-of-state students. General Health & Wellness graduates carry a median of $24,660 in student loans. Early-career general health & wellness graduates make about $50,876. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Southern Connecticut State University admits about 92% of applicants.

2

Saint Joseph College
West Hartford, CT

$47,278 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,798 Avg Student Debt

$59,908 Median Earnings (10yr)

Saint Joseph College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in general health & wellness, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of West Hartford, Saint Joseph College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $47,278 in tuition and fees. General Health & Wellness graduates carry a median of $27,798 in student loans. Early-career general health & wellness graduates make about $75,782. Set against $27,798 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.