Which Connecticut accounting program has the lowest debt?

UConn reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,898, with first-year pay of $70,945.

How much do accounting graduates earn in Connecticut?

The median across 10 Connecticut accounting bachelor's programs is $58,679 in the first year after graduating and $79,172 five years after.

How many accounting bachelor's programs are in Connecticut?

10 Connecticut programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Accounting (Bachelor's) Programs in Connecticut, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

10 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Connecticut accounting bachelor's program pays its graduates $58,679 in their first year, $4,620 more than the national median. Quinnipiac University reports the highest first-year pay ($75,566), and UConn the lowest median debt ($21,898).

Median first-year pay$58,679National $54,059

Median pay after 5 years$79,172National $71,308

Median federal debt$25,375National $24,958

Debt-to-earnings44%National 45%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · private nonprofit	$75,566	$96,742	$24,000	32%
2	Fairfield UniversityFairfield · private nonprofit	$71,747	$110,042	$26,633	37%
3	UConnStorrs · public	$70,945	$94,820	$21,898	31%
4	Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · private nonprofit	$60,375	$91,694	$27,000	45%
5	Post UniversityWaterbury · private for-profit	$59,213	$72,984	$35,782	60%
6	Western Connecticut StateDanbury · public	$58,144	$78,301	$25,375	44%
7	Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven · private nonprofit	$53,440	Not reported	$33,302	62%
8	Central Connecticut StateNew Britain · public	$52,758	$70,820	$22,375	42%
9	University of HartfordWest Hartford · private nonprofit	$51,981	$79,172	$26,250	50%
10	Eastern Connecticut StateWillimantic · public	$42,549	$73,041	$23,250	55%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Connecticut accounting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Connecticut medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to accounting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Accountants and Auditors

$97,550

Median pay in Connecticut. 16,770 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 115,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $64,230Top 10%: $156,670

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$59,970

Median pay in Connecticut. 14,930 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 144,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $43,450Top 10%: $81,740

Financial Managers

$174,830

Median pay in Connecticut. 20,040 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $98,540Top 10%: $333,370

Financial and Investment Analysts

$109,500

Median pay in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $75,470Top 10%: $213,120

Common questions

Quinnipiac University in Hamden reports the highest median first-year pay, $75,566. Its median federal debt is $24,000.

Accounting (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked636 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the accounting bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024