Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Connecticut · Public
Graduate earnings
19of 20 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Connecticut high-school graduate (about $37,707 a year). 1 falls short.
20 of 41 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 21: 20 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. The 29 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,604 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$17,604 a year
About $70,416 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $13,507 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,716 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,697 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,737 |
| $110k and up | $21,318 |
| All families (average) | $17,604 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Connecticut high-school graduate ($37,707 a year).
24 of 70 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $66,510 | +$28,803 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 76 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $74,783 | +$37,076 | above HS line | $23,203 | 0.6 yrs | 75 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,483 | +$58,776 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.4 yrs | 74 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,410 | +$12,703 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 68 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,490 | +$30,783 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,058 | +$18,351 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.2 yrs | 45 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,218 | +$25,511 | clears the bar | $27,239 | 1.1 yrs | 39 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,895 | +$43,188 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,385 | +$14,678 | clears the bar | $23,543 | 1.6 yrs | 36 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,337 | +$20,630 | above HS line | $40,519 | 2.0 yrs | 36 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $81,768 | +$44,061 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $72,291 | +$34,584 | clears the bar | $21,082 | 0.6 yrs | 34 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,458 | +$14,751 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 32 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $50,955 | +$13,248 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 32 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,882 | +$19,175 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $35,889 | -$1,818 | falls short | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,967 | +$12,260 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $127,1071-year earnings | +$89,400 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $118,324 | +$80,617 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,257 | +$5,550 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.5 yrs | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,555 | +$2,848 | clears the bar | $26,782 | 9.4 yrs | 3 |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Bachelor's Degree | $39,609 | +$1,902 | clears the bar | $22,019 | 11.6 yrs | not published |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $88,576 | +$50,869 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,878 | +$29,171 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 81 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,707 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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