Which Central Connecticut State major has the lowest debt?

Political Science graduates leave with a median of $18,689 in federal loans, the lowest among 33 Central Connecticut State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Central Connecticut State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,050 a year, and $16,550 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,857 a year.

How many Central Connecticut State programs report graduate pay?

33 bachelor's programs at Central Connecticut State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Central Connecticut State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Central Connecticut State University
Public university
New Britain, CT
7,822 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

33 Central Connecticut State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($83,012), and Political Science the least ($25,270). The median program pays $41,910.

In-state tuition and fees$13,050Per year. Out-of-state $16,550

Average net price after aid$16,857Per year

Graduation rate48%Within 6 years

Admission rate73%Of applicants

All 33 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Connecticut" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Connecticut. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Connecticut
1	NursingAbout 82 graduates a year	$83,012	$90,180	$26,236	11th of 11
2	Industrial TechnologyAbout 37 graduates a year	$74,889	$83,277	$18,750	1st of 1
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 51 graduates a year	$74,676	$91,231	$22,534	2nd of 6
4	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$73,788	$87,854	$31,000	1st of 1
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 13 graduates a year	$71,859	$92,467	$31,000	2nd of 5
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year	$69,334	$104,520	$19,415	4th of 7
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 30 graduates a year	$65,486	$87,994	$25,125	1st of 5
8	Construction ManagementAbout 55 graduates a year	$65,470	$92,098	$22,402	1st of 1
9	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$60,339	Not reported	$25,252	1st of 1
10	Information TechnologyAbout 38 graduates a year	$55,134	$81,085	$26,000	2nd of 2
11	AccountingAbout 102 graduates a year	$52,758	$70,820	$22,375	8th of 10
12	FinanceAbout 78 graduates a year	$51,282	$71,772	$20,348	7th of 9
13	Business AdministrationAbout 125 graduates a year	$49,098	$75,084	$21,525	6th of 12
14	MathematicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$48,660	$66,938	$25,000	3rd of 4
15	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 31 graduates a year	$45,790	$57,482	$25,000	2nd of 6
16	Teacher EducationAbout 65 graduates a year	$44,487	$50,844	$29,000	2nd of 2
17	EconomicsAbout 28 graduates a year	$41,910	$67,502	$25,237	7th of 7
18	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$41,790	$66,707	$23,250	1st of 1
19	CriminologyAbout 142 graduates a year	$40,713	$59,375	$23,995	1st of 2
20	MarketingAbout 65 graduates a year	$39,477	$62,449	$23,500	7th of 7
21	Social WorkAbout 46 graduates a year	$37,519	$58,899	$24,844	1st of 4
22	BiologyAbout 68 graduates a year	$36,907	$60,282	$25,000	9th of 11
23	EnglishAbout 35 graduates a year	$35,859	$49,870	$27,000	2nd of 7
24	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$35,701	$47,615	$26,000	1st of 6
25	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 40 graduates a year	$35,444	Not reported	$22,625	2nd of 2
26	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 42 graduates a year	$34,930	$53,222	$22,641	2nd of 5
27	JournalismAbout 12 graduates a year	$34,577	Not reported	$26,909	3rd of 4
28	SociologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$33,724	$55,614	$28,500	3rd of 7
29	Hospitality ManagementAbout 14 graduates a year	$33,685	$50,649	$22,225	1st of 1
30	PsychologyAbout 155 graduates a year	$33,153	$51,289	$25,000	9th of 16
31	CommunicationsAbout 28 graduates a year	$30,399	$50,047	$23,250	6th of 11
32	HistoryAbout 42 graduates a year	$30,301	$49,458	$23,604	4th of 6
33	Political ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$25,270	$53,907	$18,689	9th of 10

Program names link to the program's own page, and Connecticut ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Connecticut programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$83,012
Industrial Technology$74,889
Mechanical Engineering$74,676
Mechanical Engineering Technology$73,788
Civil Engineering$71,859

Lowest median debt

Political Science$18,689
Industrial Technology$18,750
Computer and Information Science$19,415
Finance$20,348
Business Administration$21,525

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 155 graduates a year
CriminologyAbout 142 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 125 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 102 graduates a year
NursingAbout 82 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $83,012 in their first year, the most of 33 Central Connecticut State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Connecticut rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels