Best Business Colleges in Connecticut (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 13 four-year colleges in Connecticut that offer a Business program and report earnings data for it. Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Business graduates four years after completing, highest first.
Fairfield University leads the list with median earnings of $99,867 for its Business graduates four years after completing. Across the 11 schools with a reported completion median, earnings range from $99,867 to $63,310, with a median of $75,588.
The list includes 5 public and 8 private nonprofit institutions. University of Connecticut ranks 105th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally, the strongest showing in the state.
Central Connecticut State University posts the lowest average net price at $16,857, while Fairfield University reports the highest six-year completion rate at 84%.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Business Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT | $99,867 | $48,095 | $33,302 | 33.3% |
| Fairfield University reports $99,867 in median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing, the highest figure on this list, and admits 33% of applicants. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (183 graduates), Marketing (148 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (121 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($110,586), Finance and Financial Management Services ($106,663), Marketing ($86,740) | |||||
| 2 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $95,274 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut ranks 2nd on this list with median earnings of $95,274 for its Business graduates four years after completing, and its six-year completion rate is 83%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (253 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (125 graduates), Marketing (106 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($106,959), Finance and Financial Management Services ($102,286), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($91,446) | |||||
| 3 | Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT | $86,507 | $40,675 | $33,649 | 72.2% |
| A private nonprofit university in Hamden, Quinnipiac University shows an average net price of $40,675 and a six-year completion rate of 76%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (114 graduates), Marketing (100 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (78 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($103,533), Finance and Financial Management Services ($86,474), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($82,357) | |||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT | $82,688 | $46,174 | $38,691 | 65.4% |
| Sacred Heart University ranks 4th on this list, with median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing of $82,688 and an admission rate of 65%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (148 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (114 graduates), Marketing (105 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($94,733), Accounting and Related Services ($91,777), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($74,883) | |||||
| 5 | Eastern Connecticut State University · Willimantic, CT | $76,090 | $21,067 | $17,654 | 83.0% |
| Eastern Connecticut State University posts an average net price of $21,067 and its Business graduates earn a median of $76,090 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (80 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (29 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (19 graduates) | |||||
| 6 | Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT | $75,588 | $16,857 | $13,589 | 73.3% |
| Central Connecticut State University carries the lowest average net price on the page at $16,857 and reports a six-year completion rate of 48%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (96 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (93 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (79 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Construction Management ($93,908), Management Information Systems and Services ($87,396), Finance and Financial Management Services ($78,910) | |||||
| 7 | Western Connecticut State University · Danbury, CT | $75,370 | $17,604 | $13,507 | 87.0% |
| Western Connecticut State University admits 87% of applicants and its Business graduates earn a median of $75,370 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (71 graduates), Marketing (51 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (42 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($81,768), Accounting and Related Services ($80,895), Management Information Systems and Services ($72,291) | |||||
| 8 | Albertus Magnus College · New Haven, CT | $71,134 | $34,028 | $35,343 | 59.3% |
| Albertus Magnus College ranks 8th on this list, with an average net price of $34,028 and an admission rate of 59%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (54 graduates), Management Information Systems and Services (18 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (15 graduates) | |||||
| 9 | University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT | $69,385 | $30,282 | $25,925 | 95.8% |
| University of Hartford reports a six-year completion rate of 54% and admits 96% of applicants, the most open admission rate on the page. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (46 graduates), Marketing (32 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (23 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($84,114), Finance and Financial Management Services ($78,031), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($58,017) | |||||
| 10 | University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT | $68,559 | $27,807 | $27,238 | 83.0% |
| Admitting 83% of applicants, University of Bridgeport ranks 10th on this list and shows an average net price of $27,807. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business/Commerce, General (25 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (10 graduates), Marketing (5 graduates) | |||||
| 11 | Southern Connecticut State University · New Haven, CT | $63,310 | $20,857 | $17,736 | 91.5% |
| Southern Connecticut State University reports an average net price of $20,857 and its Business graduates earn a median of $63,310 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (228 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($63,310) | |||||
| 12 | University of New Haven · West Haven, CT | $62,788 | $34,192 | $27,837 | 60.4% |
| University of New Haven ranks 12th on this list, with a six-year completion rate of 63% and an admission rate of 60%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (67 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (23 graduates), Marketing (17 graduates) | |||||
| 13 | Mitchell College · New London, CT | $31,229 | $30,260 | $26,485 | 94.7% |
| Mitchell College, a private nonprofit college in New London, admits 95% of applicants and reports a six-year completion rate of 42%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Hospitality Administration/Management (10 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (7 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($50,991) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Business graduates four years after completing, highest first. The figures cover federally aided completers of Business programs who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The figures cited on this page cover the 11 schools with a reported completion median. Fairfield University leads at $99,867, and the gap to second-ranked University of Connecticut is $4,593.
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