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Highest earning registered nursing programs in Connecticut
Connecticut registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $91,418 | 224 |
| 2 | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $90,830 | 251 |
| 3 | University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $89,752 | 118 |
| 4 | Goodwin University | East Hartford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $89,747 | 102 |
| 5 | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | Public, 4-year | $87,795 | 175 |
| 6 | Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | Public, 4-year | $86,600 | 121 |
| 7 | University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $86,555 | 95 |
| 8 | University of Connecticut | Storrs | Public, 4-year | $84,969 | 405 |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | Hamden | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $84,856 | 215 |
| 10 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Public, 4-year | $83,012 | 84 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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