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Registered Nursing Programs in Connecticut

Registered Nursing is a licensure degree: clinical rotations plus the NCLEX exam lead straight into hospital and clinic roles. It posts some of the highest one-year earnings of any bachelor major because demand is deep in nearly every metro.

Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.

Ranked Registered Nursing Programs in Connecticut

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Western Connecticut State UniversityRegistered Nursing$96,664 n=105$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=89
Sacred Heart UniversityRegistered Nursing$95,600 n=286$27,000 n=340
University of BridgeportRegistered Nursing$95,261 n=241$32,500 n=219
Goodwin UniversityRegistered Nursing$92,971 n=148$51,813 n=147
Fairfield UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,135 n=250$27,000 n=237
Post UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,128 n=207$23,000 n=345
Quinnipiac UniversityRegistered Nursing$90,795 n=268$27,000 n=204
University of Saint JosephRegistered Nursing$89,593 n=153$30,482 n=132
University of ConnecticutRegistered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusRegistered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
University of Connecticut-Avery PointRegistered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
University of Connecticut-StamfordRegistered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusRegistered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
Southern Connecticut State UniversityRegistered Nursing$87,219 n=173$27,000 n=245
Arizona College of Nursing - HartfordRegistered Nursing$85,460 n=427$52,291 n=1,641

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Central Connecticut State UniversityRegistered Nursing$83,573 Small program - rough guide n=87$27,000 n=102
Charter Oak State CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$16,975 Small program - rough guide n=34
University of HartfordRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$27,000 n=100

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