University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, Connecticut · Public

Of 96 assessed programs, 93 leave graduates out-earning a typical Connecticut high-school graduate (about $37,707/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 207 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,604
$30k to $48k	$5,463
$48k to $75k	$11,490
$75k to $110k	$15,621
$110k and up	$20,538
All families (average)	$10,875

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.

96 of 303 programs could be assessed 32% 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
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,961	+$20,254	clears the bar	$21,506	1.1 yrs	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,881	+$44,174	clears the bar	$21,125	0.5 yrs	3
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$68,542	+$30,835	clears the bar	$21,036	0.7 yrs	2
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,261	+$52,554	clears the bar	$22,089	0.4 yrs	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,888	+$20,181	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	1
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,160	+$33,453	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	1
Social Work	Master's Degree	$68,882	+$31,175	clears the bar	$40,818	1.3 yrs	1
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,902	+$26,195	clears the bar	$20,464	0.8 yrs	1
Medical Assisting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,657	+$41,950	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	1
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$92,601	+$54,894	clears the bar	$20,313	0.4 yrs	1
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$150,756	+$113,049	clears the bar	$48,368	0.4 yrs	1
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$102,286	+$64,579	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	1
Management Science	Master's Degree	$150,106	+$112,399	clears the bar	$39,217	0.3 yrs	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$65,882	+$28,175	clears the bar	$18,739	0.7 yrs	0
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$38,189 1-year earnings	+$482	clears the bar	$21,811	45.3 yrs	0
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,577	+$9,870	clears the bar	$22,500	2.3 yrs	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$57,384	+$19,677	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,093	+$10,386	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,810	+$11,103	clears the bar	$24,711	2.2 yrs	0
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$59,604	+$21,897	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$65,892	+$28,185	clears the bar	$22,375	0.8 yrs	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$117,412	+$79,705	clears the bar	$19,500	0.2 yrs	0
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$108,934	+$71,227	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$59,913	+$22,206	clears the bar	$29,978	1.3 yrs	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$109,763	+$72,056	clears the bar	$44,704	0.6 yrs	0
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$71,827	+$34,120	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$61,066	+$23,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,268	+$18,561	clears the bar	$24,500	1.3 yrs	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$62,630	+$24,923	clears the bar	$24,148	1.0 yrs	0
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$125,712	+$88,005	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,682	+$57,975	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	0
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,487	+$75,780	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,267	+$49,560	clears the bar	$24,700	0.5 yrs	0
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,883	+$50,176	clears the bar	$24,000	0.5 yrs	0
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$115,117	+$77,410	clears the bar	$20,134	0.3 yrs	0
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,722	+$57,015	clears the bar	$26,500	0.5 yrs	0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,293	+$45,586	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	0
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,464	+$55,757	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	0
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$111,672	+$73,965	clears the bar	$24,889	0.3 yrs	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,733	+$26,026	clears the bar	$24,125	0.9 yrs	0
Law	First Professional Degree	$120,178	+$82,471	clears the bar	$96,386	1.2 yrs	0
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,376	+$17,669	clears the bar	$21,824	1.2 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,092	+$22,385	clears the bar	$19,931	0.9 yrs	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$73,120	+$35,413	clears the bar	$24,234	0.7 yrs	0
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,471	+$31,764	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$39,712 1-year earnings	+$2,005	clears the bar	$22,125	11.0 yrs	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,766	+$15,059	clears the bar	$26,012	1.7 yrs	0
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,325	+$30,618	clears the bar	$21,163	0.7 yrs	0
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$104,454	+$66,747	clears the bar	$23,495	0.4 yrs	0
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,556	+$38,849	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	0
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,292	+$25,585	clears the bar	$26,603	1.0 yrs	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$71,283	+$33,576	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$73,289	+$35,582	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$48,822 1-year earnings	+$11,115	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$84,609	+$46,902	clears the bar	$25,818	0.6 yrs	0
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,610	+$31,903	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,879	+$36,172	clears the bar	$25,460	0.7 yrs	0
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$94,835	+$57,128	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Master's Degree	$81,683	+$43,976	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$80,873	+$43,166	clears the bar	$23,199	0.5 yrs	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$82,013	+$44,306	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$60,973	+$23,266	clears the bar	$36,904	1.6 yrs	0
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$86,879	+$49,172	clears the bar	$28,500	0.6 yrs	0
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$64,389	+$26,682	clears the bar	$24,250	0.9 yrs	0
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$96,919	+$59,212	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,907	+$17,200	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	0
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$76,851	+$39,144	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,684	+$21,977	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$57,342	+$19,635	clears the bar	$20,750	1.1 yrs	0
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$18,002 1-year earnings	-$19,705	falls short	$25,411	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$50,952	+$13,245	clears the bar	$21,500	1.6 yrs	0
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$56,104	+$18,397	clears the bar	$24,148	1.3 yrs	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$22,345 1-year earnings	-$15,362	falls short	$21,500	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$88,326	+$50,619	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$66,931	+$29,224	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	0
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$190,797	+$153,090	clears the bar	$143,655	0.9 yrs	0
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$201,547	+$163,840	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$80,191	+$42,484	clears the bar	$26,214	0.6 yrs	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$27,033 1-year earnings	-$10,674	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$105,383	+$67,676	clears the bar	$120,716	1.8 yrs	0
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$122,474	+$84,767	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	0
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$143,512	+$105,805	clears the bar	$78,910	0.7 yrs	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,591 1-year earnings	+$31,884	clears the bar	$129,700	4.1 yrs	0
Public Health	Master's Degree	$89,596	+$51,889	clears the bar	$27,150	0.5 yrs	0
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$137,216 1-year earnings	+$99,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	$133,363	+$95,656	clears the bar	$42,717	0.4 yrs	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$73,789	+$36,082	clears the bar	$19,078	0.5 yrs	0
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$78,542	+$40,835	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$90,423	+$52,716	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$106,959	+$69,252	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$79,962	+$42,255	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	$113,488	+$75,781	clears the bar	$21,075	0.3 yrs	0
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$117,844	+$80,137	clears the bar	$36,929	0.5 yrs	0
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,446	+$53,739	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	0
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,208	+$51,501	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	0
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,937	+$19,230	clears the bar	$21,377	1.1 yrs	0
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Business and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,000	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plant Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	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	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	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	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	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
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.