Career outcomes brief

Western Connecticut State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

How much do Western Connecticut State University graduates earn?

The reported median is $60,346 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $3,045 per year.

The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $47,389 on the downside to $86,863 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $118,324 four years after completion, from 8 degrees awarded a year. Nursing is both larger and high-earning, with 84 degrees awarded and median earnings of $96,483. Finance graduates earn $81,768 from 33 degrees awarded.

An estimated 26.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $60,346
Rank for difference from expectations: 62nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Western Connecticut State University reported median: $60,346
Peer schools comparable schools · $3,045 below Western Connecticut State University: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,865 below Western Connecticut State University: $58,481

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.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $47,389
Median · reported: $60,346
Higher estimate: $86,863

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 explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Western Connecticut State University 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.

Western Connecticut State University graduates’ reported earnings are $1,865 above that expectation, the 62nd 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 Western Connecticut State University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Western Connecticut State University report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning program at Western Connecticut State University is a small one. Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $118,324 four years after completion, from 8 degrees awarded a year.

The largest programs tell a different story. Criminal Justice awards 92 degrees a year and Azimuth ranks it #12 nationally in its field, with median earnings of $66,510.

Nursing is close behind in size at 84 degrees awarded, and its graduates earn $96,483. At the more moderate end, Psychology awards 67 degrees a year and shows median earnings of $50,410.

The spread between that figure and the $96,483 median in Nursing illustrates how much program choice shapes the earnings picture here.

Business accounts for 25.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 14.2%. Azimuth ranks 14 programs nationally.

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft ranks #5 in its field, with 46 degrees awarded and median earnings of $50,955 four years after completion. Criminal Justice, the largest program at 92 degrees a year, ranks #12 nationally and shows median earnings of $66,510.

The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, at $118,324 from 8 degrees awarded. Nursing follows at $96,483 with 84 degrees awarded.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer and Information Sciences, General: $118,324
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $96,483
Finance and Financial Management Services: $81,768
Accounting and Related Services: $80,895
Management Information Systems and Services: $72,291
Marketing: $68,490
Criminal Justice and Corrections: $66,510
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions: $63,218

Explore Western Connecticut State University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $47,389 to a typical outcome of $60,346 and an upside of $86,863. The spread shows that earnings vary substantially by field.

At the high end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $118,324 four years after completion. Among the largest programs with published earnings, Psychology sits at the lower end with $50,410.

Graduates of Western Connecticut State University earn a median of $60,346 four years after completing a degree, among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That median falls in the 52nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The earnings cohort includes 1,128 completers. That median is $3,045 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $1,865 more than expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from $47,389 to $86,863.

An estimated 26.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. Earnings land above both the peer median—the median for comparable institutions of the same type and size—and the model's expectation, though the scenario range is wide.

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.