2025 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a master's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 758 master's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of nursing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt nursing students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nursing in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nursing.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Nursing

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

55 Annual Graduates

$128,877 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nursing has to check out University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.

Those nursing students who get their master's degree from University of Connecticut earn $2,284 more than the standard nursing graduate.

More information about a master’s in nursing from University of Connecticut

2

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

32 Annual Graduates

$118,169 Median Starting Salary

Fairfield University is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in nursing. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn about $118,169 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in nursing from Fairfield University

3

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

148 Annual Graduates

$110,138 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Sacred Heart University if you want to pursue a master's degree in nursing. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $110,138 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in nursing from Sacred Heart University

4

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

44 Annual Graduates

Quinnipiac University is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in nursing. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden.More information about a master’s in nursing from Quinnipiac University

5

University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

39 Annual Graduates

$121,317 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nursing program report average early career wages of $121,317.

More information about a master’s in nursing from University of Saint Joseph

6

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

14 Annual Graduates

$127,107 Median Starting Salary

WestConn is a small public university located in the city of Danbury.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nursing program state that they receive average early career income of $127,107.

More information about a master’s in nursing from Western Connecticut State University

7

Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT

17 Annual Graduates

Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of East Hartford.More information about a master’s in nursing from Goodwin College

8

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

48 Annual Graduates

$103,202 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nursing program report average early career earnings of $103,202.

More information about a master’s in nursing from University of Hartford

9

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

13 Annual Graduates

UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.More information about a master’s in nursing from University of Bridgeport

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	1,441
Rhode Island	127	62
New Hampshire	108	281
Vermont	91	0
Maine	90	125

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Administration	307
Registered Nursing	179
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	150
Nursing Practice	66
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	26
Nursing Science	17
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	300
Public Health	287
Health & Medical Administrative Services	202
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	185
Mental & Social Health Services	156
Medical Illustration & Informatics	135
Communication Sciences	133
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	67
Other Health Professions	35
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	33

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.