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Central Connecticut State University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Central Connecticut State University?

Earnings differ markedly across the university’s larger programs, separating higher-earning business fields from more moderate-earning social science fields. Finance completers have median earnings of $78,910 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks the field #94 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions, and it awarded 79 degrees.

Accounting shows $74,408 in median earnings, 93 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth national field rank of #134 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Criminology records $61,950, with 142 degrees awarded and an Azimuth rank of #6 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Psychology is more moderate at $53,227; it awarded 116 degrees, and Azimuth ranks the field #149 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business430 · 25.9%
  • Social sciences248 · 14.9%
  • Psychology116 · 7.0%
  • Biological sciences111 · 6.7%
  • Computer science107 · 6.4%
  • Other649 · 39.1%

44 of 44 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Mechanical Engineering 57 degrees awarded
$94,462
Construction Management 41 degrees awarded
$93,908
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 64 degrees awarded
$92,216
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 20 degrees awarded
$90,472
Management Information Systems and Services 37 degrees awarded
$87,396
Civil Engineering 14 degrees awarded
$87,366

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Mechanical Engineering57$94,462#104
Construction Management41$93,908#13
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing64$92,216#175
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians20$90,472#11
Management Information Systems and Services37$87,396#38
Civil Engineering small degree count14$87,366—
Computer and Information Sciences, General65$86,238#110
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management34$86,230#21
Finance and Financial Management Services79$78,910#94
Accounting and Related Services93$74,408#134
Mathematics24$72,859#107
Business Administration, Management and Operations96$71,392#157
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count18$71,243—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness31$67,562#37
Marketing68$67,290#119
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication45$62,580#48
Economics29$62,384#193
Criminology142$61,950#6
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology44$60,713#69
Political Science and Government20$60,678#190
Social Work50$59,309#33
Biology, General67$58,193#207
Design and Applied Arts26$57,214#69
Journalism small degree count14$56,990—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas28$56,607#52
Sociology37$56,463#103
English Language and Literature, General40$55,295#98
Geography and Cartography small degree count10$55,274—
Communication and Media Studies26$54,195#170
History32$54,037#131
Psychology, General116$53,227#149
Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count16$52,238—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods45$52,220#106
Computer Software and Media Applications small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians20Too few graduates to report—
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
International/Globalization Studies small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count15Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Central Connecticut State University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Criminology
142
Psychology, General
116
Business Administration, Management and Operations
96
Accounting and Related Services
93
Finance and Financial Management Services
79
Marketing
68
Biology, General
67
Computer and Information Sciences, General
65
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
64
Mechanical Engineering
57

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Central Connecticut State University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Criminology#6
  2. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians#11
  3. Construction Management#13
  4. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management#21
  5. Social Work#33
  6. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#37
  7. Management Information Systems and Services#38
  8. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#48
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#149
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#157

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

At Central Connecticut State University, the program selected can change the earnings picture. Azimuth ranks 28 bachelor's programs among nonprofit four-year institutions and has published four-year earnings data for 33 programs.

Its program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The largest program families are Business, at 25.9% of degrees awarded; Social Sciences, at 14.9%; and Psychology, at 7.0%.

Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students. Azimuth ranks Criminology #6 among nonprofit four-year institutions; its median earnings are $61,950 four years after completion.

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians ranks #11 and shows $90,472 in median earnings. Construction Management ranks #13 and shows $93,908 in median earnings.

These program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.