Which Connecticut sociology program has the lowest debt?

Connecticut College reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,670, with first-year pay of $22,636.

How much do sociology graduates earn in Connecticut?

The median across 7 Connecticut sociology bachelor's programs is $32,013 in the first year after graduating and $55,614 five years after.

How many sociology bachelor's programs are in Connecticut?

7 Connecticut programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

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

7 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Sociology

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Connecticut sociology bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,013 in their first year, $2,086 less than the national median. Trinity College reports the highest first-year pay ($50,077), and Connecticut College the lowest median debt ($20,670).

Median first-year pay$32,013National $34,099

Median pay after 5 years$55,614National $50,382

Median federal debt$26,000National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings83%National 72%

All 7 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	Trinity CollegeHartford · private nonprofit	$50,077	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
2	Eastern Connecticut StateWillimantic · public	$38,523	$45,995	$26,000	67%
3	Central Connecticut StateNew Britain · public	$33,724	$55,614	$28,500	85%
4	Southern Connecticut StateNew Haven · public	$32,013	$50,533	$26,000	81%
5	UConnStorrs · public	$31,913	$60,962	$22,500	71%
6	Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven · private nonprofit	$27,217	$42,513	$43,000	158%
7	Connecticut CollegeNew London · private nonprofit	$22,636	$60,689	$20,670	91%

Trinity College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Connecticut sociology 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 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Trinity College$50,077
Eastern Connecticut State$38,523
Central Connecticut State$33,724
Southern Connecticut State$32,013
UConn$31,913

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 sociology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Social Science Research Assistants

$60,110

Median pay in Connecticut. 50 people work in this job in Connecticut. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $35,860Top 10%: $88,270

Sociologists

$106,030

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 200 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Common questions

Trinity College in Hartford reports the highest median first-year pay, $50,077.

Sociology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked397 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 sociology 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