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Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's) Programs in Connecticut, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Fine and Studio Arts

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Connecticut fine and studio arts bachelor's program pays its graduates $25,465 in their first year, $918 more than the national median. Connecticut College reports the highest first-year pay ($36,564), and Eastern Connecticut State the lowest median debt ($22,250).

Median first-year pay$25,465National $24,548
Median pay after 5 years$46,755National $40,835
Median federal debt$23,750National $25,402
Debt-to-earnings95%National 97%

All 5 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.

Debt and first-year pay at every Connecticut fine and studio arts 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 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Connecticut College$36,564
  2. Southern Connecticut State$26,549
  3. University of Hartford$25,465
  4. UConn$24,419
  5. Eastern Connecticut State$23,534

Lowest median debt

  1. Eastern Connecticut State$22,250
  2. Connecticut College$23,250
  3. UConn$23,750
  4. Southern Connecticut State$25,000
  5. University of Hartford$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Connecticut College64%
  2. Southern Connecticut State94%
  3. Eastern Connecticut State95%
  4. UConn97%
  5. University of Hartford106%

"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 fine and studio arts, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$80,970

Median pay in Connecticut. 14,800 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,710Top 10%: $113,610

Property Appraisers and Assessors

$86,050

Median pay in Connecticut. 630 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $56,490Top 10%: $135,240

Art Directors

$71,900

Median pay in Connecticut. 1,160 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $69,990Top 10%: $161,580

Photographers

$49,790

Median pay in Connecticut. 630 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $34,010Top 10%: $79,880

Common questions

Connecticut College in New London reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,564. Its median federal debt is $23,250.

Related pages

Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked384 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 fine and studio arts 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

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