Graduates of Central Connecticut State University earn median 4-year earnings of $67,245, placing Central Connecticut State University in the 71.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,075 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Central Connecticut State University #480 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminology reports 142 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,950, ranked #6 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 116 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,227, ranked #149 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 96 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $71,392, ranked #159 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 93 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $74,408, ranked #139 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Central Connecticut State University earn median 4-year earnings of $67,245, placing Central Connecticut State University in the 71.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,075 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Central Connecticut State University #480 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminology reports 142 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,950, ranked #6 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 116 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,227, ranked #149 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 96 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $71,392, ranked #159 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 93 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $74,408, ranked #139 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Central Connecticut State University earn median 4-year earnings of $67,245, placing Central Connecticut State University in the 71.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,075 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Central Connecticut State University #480 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminology reports 142 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,950, ranked #6 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 116 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,227, ranked #149 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 96 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $71,392, ranked #159 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 93 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $74,408, ranked #139 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Central Connecticut State University's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 26% of graduates, followed by Social Sciences at 15% and Education at 4%. The largest programs by cohort size are Criminology (142 graduates), Psychology, General (116 graduates), Business Administration (96 graduates), Accounting (93 graduates), and Finance (79 graduates). This applied-professional orientation shapes the institution's overall earnings profile, with business and health fields driving much of the graduate output. The strongest early-career earnings come from Mechanical Engineering, where graduates earn median earnings of $94,462 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #124 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing graduates earn $92,216, and Azimuth ranks the program #150 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Artificial Intelligence rounds out the top earners at $86,238, with Azimuth ranking it #149 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Criminology combines a large cohort with solid pay, making it the program that contributes the most aggregate economic value across the institution's graduates. Several of Central Connecticut State University's health-related programs — particularly nursing — feed directly into Connecticut's in-demand healthcare labor market, where graduates enter the workforce immediately at competitive salaries. Business and accounting graduates similarly follow high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways. Programs like Business Administration may reflect more grad-school-dependent trajectories where four-year earnings undercount the longer-term career arc. The supply-demand map for college graduates provides additional context for how these program families align with national hiring trends. Across 44 programs serving roughly 1,661 students annually, 33 meet Azimuth's .
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Central Connecticut State University earn median 4-year earnings of $67,245, placing Central Connecticut State University in the 71.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,075 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 78.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Central Connecticut State University #480 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminology reports 142 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,950, ranked #6 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 116 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,227, ranked #149 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 96 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $71,392, ranked #159 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 93 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $74,408, ranked #139 nationally in its major.
