2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Ranked #1 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,051 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of health professions for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt health professions students go into to obtain their doctor'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 health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

The health professions 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 Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Fairfield University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Fairfield University

2

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

233 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Quinnipiac University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Quinnipiac University

3

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

Sacred Heart University is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Sacred Heart University

4

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

297 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Connecticut

5

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Hartford

6

University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

USJ is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Saint Joseph

7

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Bridgeport

Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	3,063
Rhode Island	23	290
Maine	18	413
New Hampshire	16	236
Vermont	14	170

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	311
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	221
Nursing	206
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	116
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	65
Dentistry	49
Chiropractic	33
Public Health	16
Other Health Professions	12
Communication Sciences	6

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.