Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut · Public

Of 47 assessed programs, 45 leave graduates out-earning a typical Connecticut high-school graduate (about $37,707/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 75 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$17,736
$30k to $48k	$18,729
$48k to $75k	$19,437
$75k to $110k	$22,532
$110k and up	$27,809
All families (average)	$20,857

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.

47 of 122 programs could be assessed 39% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,310	+$25,603	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	228
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,411	+$15,704	clears the bar	$23,500	1.5 yrs	159
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,642	+$12,935	clears the bar	$20,000	1.5 yrs	125
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$98,870	+$61,163	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	115
Social Work	Master's Degree	$66,503	+$28,796	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	92
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,694	+$18,987	clears the bar	$22,250	1.2 yrs	73
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,249	+$14,542	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	71
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,379	+$12,672	clears the bar	$25,000	2.0 yrs	65
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,438	+$21,731	clears the bar	$22,500	1.0 yrs	64
Education	Master's Degree	$52,477	+$14,770	clears the bar	$35,000	2.4 yrs	60
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$87,346	+$49,639	clears the bar	$31,946	0.6 yrs	59
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,840	+$28,133	clears the bar	$23,120	0.8 yrs	58
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,791	+$30,084	clears the bar	$20,545	0.7 yrs	57
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,336	+$23,629	clears the bar	$19,872	0.8 yrs	53
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,705	+$49,998	clears the bar	$24,713	0.5 yrs	49
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$65,786	+$28,079	clears the bar	$32,996	1.2 yrs	44
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,932	+$24,225	clears the bar	$41,000	1.7 yrs	40
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$53,997	+$16,290	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$61,554	+$23,847	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	35
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,725	+$13,018	clears the bar	$23,986	1.8 yrs	35
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,365	+$22,658	clears the bar	$25,750	1.1 yrs	34
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$55,327 1-year earnings	+$17,620	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,254	+$58,547	clears the bar	$29,500	0.5 yrs	31
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$61,570	+$23,863	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,387	-$1,320	falls short	$20,976	insufficient data	26
Public Health	Master's Degree	$70,335	+$32,628	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$67,807	+$30,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
History	Bachelor's Degree	$34,858 1-year earnings	-$2,849	falls short	$20,500	insufficient data	22
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,522	+$15,815	clears the bar	$24,931	1.6 yrs	20
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$67,232	+$29,525	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$72,838	+$35,131	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$74,538	+$36,831	clears the bar	$23,000	0.6 yrs	19
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,566	+$21,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$45,270	+$7,563	clears the bar	$21,212	2.8 yrs	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$60,780	+$23,073	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$113,578	+$75,871	clears the bar	$48,721	0.6 yrs	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$66,607	+$28,900	clears the bar	$39,563	1.4 yrs	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,944	+$10,237	clears the bar	$16,750	1.6 yrs	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	$54,350	+$16,643	clears the bar	$25,262	1.5 yrs	9
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$50,760	+$13,053	clears the bar	$20,101	1.5 yrs	5
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$66,321	+$28,614	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,659	+$14,952	clears the bar	$23,250	1.6 yrs	0
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,361 1-year earnings	+$26,654	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	$138,364	+$100,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$67,322	+$29,615	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,042	+$9,335	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$70,543	+$32,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Social Work	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,866	insufficient data	13
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Library Science and Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	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
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nanotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Master's Degree	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
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	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	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Library Science and Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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.