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# University of Hartford Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do University of Hartford graduates earn?

The reported median is $69,078 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $828 per year.

Graduates of University of Hartford earn a median of $69,078 four years after completing a degree, placing the university at the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $828 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $10,631 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 84th percentile.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $3,223. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $7,408.

Earnings at University of Hartford vary considerably by field. The downside earnings scenario is $46,784, compared with an upside scenario of $85,647, while the typical scenario is $69,078.

Published earnings data covers 24 programs. Four years after completion, Nursing completers earn a median of $104,301, Electrical Engineering completers earn $97,268, and Mechanical Engineering completers earn $88,530. Those program figures help explain the broad modeled scenario range.

Graduate study affects how to read the four-year earnings figure. At University of Hartford, an estimated 25.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$69,078

**Rank for difference from expectations**
84th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**University of Hartford reported median**
$69,078

**Peer schools comparable schools · $828 below University of Hartford**
$68,250

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $10,631 below University of Hartford**
$58,447

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $46,784 to $85,647, around the reported median of $69,078. Compare the lower scenario with [University of Hartford borrowing and monthly payments](/school/university-of-hartford/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$46,784

**Median · reported**
$69,078

**Higher estimate**
$85,647

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do University of Hartford graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

University of Hartford graduates’ reported earnings are $10,631 above that expectation, the 84th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Hartford caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$3,223

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
+$7,408

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
+$10,631

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at University of Hartford report the highest earnings?

At University of Hartford, program-level earnings differ sharply across fields, so the schoolwide outcome does not describe every degree equally. Nursing shows median earnings of $104,301 four years after completion, with 6 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering follows at $97,268 and 14 degrees awarded. The picture is more moderate in larger fields outside that higher-earning pair.

Psychology records $49,642 four years after completion across 47 degrees awarded, and Music records $43,700 across 58 degrees awarded. The contrast shows that earnings vary considerably by field at the university.

Program earnings vary sharply across University of Hartford’s larger fields, from arts and social science to engineering and health-related study. Earnings data are published for 24 bachelor’s programs.

Among the largest programs, Music awarded 58 degrees and had median earnings of $43,700 four years after completion. Psychology awarded 47 degrees, with median earnings of $49,642.

Business Administration and Management awarded 46 degrees and showed $58,017 in median earnings. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions awarded 43 degrees, with $78,761 in median earnings, while Mechanical Engineering awarded 42 degrees and showed $88,530.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$104,301

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$97,268

**Mechanical Engineering**
$88,530

**Civil Engineering**
$84,614

**Accounting and Related Services**
$84,114

**Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**
$82,172

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
$80,775

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
$79,202

[Explore University of Hartford program cohorts and field ranks](/school/university-of-hartford/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

University of Hartford shows a broad modeled earnings range across fields. Grounded in its program mix, the downside, typical, and upside earnings scenarios are $46,784, $69,078, and $85,647.

Nursing reaches $104,301 four years after completion, whereas Music is at $43,700; those fields illustrate the variation by program.

The earnings picture at University of Hartford sits above its peer benchmark. Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, median earnings are $69,078 four years after completion.

Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort contains 1,322 completers.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250, and the university stands $828 above it. Graduates earn about $10,631 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings scenarios from the program mix range from $46,784 in the downside scenario to $85,647 in the upside scenario; the typical scenario matches the observed median. An estimated 25.7% continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Above-peer earnings and higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).