Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, Connecticut · Public
Of 24 assessed programs, 23 leave graduates out-earning a typical Connecticut high-school graduate (about $37,707/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 46 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
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.
24 of 70 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $66,510 | +$28,803 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 92 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $96,483 | +$58,776 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.4 yrs | 84 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $74,783 | +$37,076 | clears the bar | $23,203 | 0.6 yrs | 71 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,410 | +$12,703 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 67 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,385 | +$14,678 | clears the bar | $23,543 | 1.6 yrs | 54 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,490 | +$30,783 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $50,955 | +$13,248 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 46 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $63,218 | +$25,511 | clears the bar | $27,239 | 1.1 yrs | 44 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,895 | +$43,188 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.6 yrs | 42 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,058 | +$18,351 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $81,768 | +$44,061 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 33 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $72,291 | +$34,584 | clears the bar | $21,082 | 0.6 yrs | 30 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,882 | +$19,175 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 24 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,458 | +$14,751 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 24 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $58,337 | +$20,630 | clears the bar | $40,519 | 2.0 yrs | 23 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $35,889 | -$1,818 | falls short | $26,000 | insufficient data | 21 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,967 | +$12,260 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,257 | +$5,550 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.5 yrs | 16 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $127,107 1-year earnings | +$89,400 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $118,324 | +$80,617 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,555 | +$2,848 | clears the bar | $26,782 | 9.4 yrs | 0 |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Bachelor's Degree | $39,609 | +$1,902 | clears the bar | $22,019 | 11.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $88,576 | +$50,869 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,878 | +$29,171 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 71 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Master'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 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor'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 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | First Professional Degree | 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 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Doctoral Degree | 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.