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# University of New Haven Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

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## How much do University of New Haven graduates earn?

The reported median is $65,164 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$3,086 per year.

Access is University of New Haven’s strongest pillar, while its return picture sits nearer the middle of nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 51st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $5,201 less than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, stands in the 36th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,567. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,768.

Median earnings are $65,164 four years after completion, in the 66th percentile. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions, is $68,250; earnings are $3,086 below it.

The school-level median is close to comparable institutions, even as the model places earnings below expectations.

At University of New Haven, earnings scenarios span from $54,573 on the downside to $82,517 on the upside, showing how the program mix can change the earnings picture. These are scenarios rather than observed groups of graduates.

Among higher-earning fields, Electrical Engineering has median earnings of $90,042 four years after completion, Mechanical Engineering reaches $89,099, and Accounting reaches $86,158. Those field-level results help explain the upper end of the modeled range.

Four-year earnings exclude completers who continue their education rather than work immediately. An estimated 22.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Because the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, that estimate sets a boundary on how the four-year median should be read.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$65,164

**Rank for difference from expectations**
36th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**University of New Haven reported median**
$65,164

**Peer schools comparable schools · $3,086 above University of New Haven**
$68,250

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $5,201 above University of New Haven**
$70,365

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 $54,573 to $82,517, around the reported median of $65,164. Compare the lower scenario with [University of New Haven borrowing and monthly payments](/school/university-of-new-haven/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**
$54,573

**Median · reported**
$65,164

**Higher estimate**
$82,517

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 New Haven 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 New Haven graduates’ reported earnings are $5,201 below that expectation, the 36th 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 New Haven 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.**
+$1,567

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$6,768

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$5,201

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

## Which fields at University of New Haven report the highest earnings?

At University of New Haven, program-level earnings differ substantially across the fields shown here, with engineering and accounting at the higher end and psychology at a more moderate level. Electrical Engineering had median earnings of $90,042 four years after completion, across 12 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering followed at $89,099 with 32 degrees awarded. Accounting recorded $86,158 and 16 degrees awarded, placing it near the higher-earning engineering fields in this selection.

By contrast, Psychology posted $55,058 across 83 degrees awarded. The figures show that the school’s earnings picture depends considerably on field, rather than following one common level across these programs.

Security & Protective Services accounts for 41.1% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, giving the program mix a clear center of gravity. Higher-earning fields extend into engineering and business.

Electrical Engineering awarded 12 degrees, and its completers had median earnings of $90,042 four years after completion. Mechanical Engineering awarded 32 degrees and had median earnings of $89,099.

Accounting awarded 16 degrees, with median earnings of $86,158. Chemical Engineering awarded 9 degrees and had median earnings of $85,269.

The published figures describe several fields rather than a single earnings path.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$90,042

**Mechanical Engineering**
$89,099

**Accounting and Related Services**
$86,158

**Chemical Engineering**
$85,269

**Civil Engineering**
$83,798

**Fire Protection**
$79,199

**Dental Support Services and Allied Professions**
$73,231

**Chemistry**
$72,013

[Explore University of New Haven program cohorts and field ranks](/school/university-of-new-haven/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Field choice matters in earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix: the downside is $54,573, the typical scenario is $65,164, and the upside is $82,517. Electrical Engineering reaches $90,042 four years after completion, whereas Psychology, the lowest-earning of the largest programs, is at $55,058. The spread shows variation by field rather than observed groups.

Access is the strongest pillar at University of New Haven, and graduate earnings fall in a relatively high national percentile despite a less favorable model comparison. Median earnings are $65,164 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Azimuth puts that earnings measure in the 66th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 1,445 completers. Program-mix earnings scenarios put typical earnings at $65,164, with a downside scenario of $54,573 and an upside scenario of $82,517.

These are scenarios rather than observed groups. An estimated 22.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, provide the caution. Graduates earn about $5,201 less than the model expects for similar students.

The national earnings standing and the modeled shortfall make the return picture mixed.

## 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/).