Alicia Martinez CSC Spring 2013

 Southern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University  University of Connecticut University of Connecticut  Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University  University of New Haven University of New Haven

 A flourishing community of more than 11,000 students  Located less than three miles from downtown New Haven  Founded as a teachers college in 1893  Offers 114 graduate and undergraduate programs  More than 700 faculty members

 Is one of the nation's leading public research universities  Admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history  Student diversity continues to increase  Honor, valedictorians and salutatorians continue to increase  Is the only public university in New England with its own Schools of Law, Social Work, Medicine, and Dental Medicine

 is a private, coeducational university  6,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students  consistently ranked among the best universities by U.S. News & World Report  Offers 58 undergraduate programs, including degrees in the arts and sciences, business, communications, engineering, health sciences and nursing.  Offers 21 graduate programs

 Is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education  Founded in 1920  Operates a satellite campus in Tuscany, Italy, and offers programs at several locations throughout Connecticut and in California  Offers a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities  enrolls approximately 6,400 students

My university recommendation for any student majoring in Nursing, Social Work or Education would be to attend Southern Connecticut State University. Southern is the most affordable and offers excellent programs for those majoring in the aforementioned areas. In comparison to the other Connecticut Universities, not only is Southern the most affordable, it also has the second highest enrollment number.