Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut · Public

Of 55 assessed programs, 54 leave graduates out-earning a typical Connecticut high-school graduate (about $37,707/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 74 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,589
$30k to $48k	$13,636
$48k to $75k	$15,091
$75k to $110k	$18,336
$110k and up	$21,562
All families (average)	$16,857

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

55 of 129 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Connecticut high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,950	+$24,243	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	142
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,227	+$15,520	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	116
Accounting	Master's Degree	$103,777	+$66,070	clears the bar	$21,760	0.3 yrs	115
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$105,559	+$67,852	clears the bar	$20,503	0.3 yrs	104
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$71,392	+$33,685	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	96
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,408	+$36,701	clears the bar	$20,605	0.6 yrs	93
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,910	+$41,203	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	79
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,290	+$29,583	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	68
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,193	+$20,486	clears the bar	$21,625	1.1 yrs	67
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,238	+$48,531	clears the bar	$18,625	0.4 yrs	65
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$92,216	+$54,509	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	64
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,462	+$56,755	clears the bar	$23,091	0.4 yrs	57
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$68,969	+$31,262	clears the bar	$61,500	2.0 yrs	51
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,309	+$21,602	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	50
Special Education	Master's Degree	$62,530	+$24,823	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	47
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$62,580	+$24,873	clears the bar	$20,158	0.8 yrs	45
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,220	+$14,513	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	45
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,713	+$23,006	clears the bar	$23,750	1.0 yrs	44
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$93,908	+$56,201	clears the bar	$20,239	0.4 yrs	41
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,295	+$17,588	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	40
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,463	+$18,756	clears the bar	$28,000	1.5 yrs	37
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$87,396	+$49,689	clears the bar	$23,500	0.5 yrs	37
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$86,230	+$48,523	clears the bar	$23,500	0.5 yrs	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$68,122	+$30,415	clears the bar	$19,429	0.6 yrs	34
History	Bachelor's Degree	$54,037	+$16,330	clears the bar	$23,250	1.4 yrs	32
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$67,562	+$29,855	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	31
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,384	+$24,677	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,607	+$18,900	clears the bar	$22,500	1.2 yrs	28
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,195	+$16,488	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	26
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$57,214	+$19,507	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	26
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,859	+$35,152	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	24
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$74,889 1-year earnings	+$37,182	clears the bar	$18,363	0.5 yrs	20
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$90,472	+$52,765	clears the bar	$29,250	0.6 yrs	20
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,678	+$22,971	clears the bar	$16,000	0.7 yrs	20
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$71,243	+$33,536	clears the bar	$23,750	0.7 yrs	18
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,217	+$38,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,238	+$14,531	clears the bar	$21,000	1.4 yrs	16
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$56,990	+$19,283	clears the bar	$26,534	1.4 yrs	14
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,366	+$49,659	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	14
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$102,450	+$64,743	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education	Master's Degree	$53,985	+$16,278	clears the bar	$27,583	1.7 yrs	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$73,337 1-year earnings	+$35,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$55,274	+$17,567	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Master's Degree	$55,930	+$18,223	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Construction Management	Master's Degree	$113,946	+$76,239	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$67,787	+$30,080	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	$76,683	+$38,976	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	$32,216 1-year earnings	-$5,491	falls short	$30,750	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$75,636	+$37,929	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Master's Degree	$209,970	+$172,263	clears the bar	$46,990	0.3 yrs	5
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,387	+$1,680	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$57,844	+$20,137	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$61,035	+$23,328	clears the bar	$53,260	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$240,887 1-year earnings	+$203,180	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$105,899	+$68,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computational Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,707/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.