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title: Southern Connecticut State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New Haven, CT
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $55,043 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,356 – $78,130 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,710 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 50% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,673 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,043 | derived |

**50% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,000 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,464 to $105,585 across 39 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $105,585 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $73,779 | $31,946 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,460 | $19,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $63,714 | $29,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,930 | $24,713 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $57,138 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,980 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $55,047 | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Master's Degree | $54,642 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $54,286 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $53,360 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $52,635 | $23,120 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $52,181 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,046 | $20,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $50,179 | $39,563 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $49,255 | $41,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $48,671 | $41,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $45,738 | $35,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,526 | $25,750 |
| Education, General. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,397 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,453 | $16,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,375 | $21,500 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,442 | $24,931 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,410 | $20,545 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,951 | $23,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,878 | $21,500 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,650 | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,995 | $22,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,610 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,673 | $23,986 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,607 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,793 | $22,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,705 | $20,000 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,535 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,762 | $19,872 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,885 | $22,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,763 | $20,976 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,824 | $20,101 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,464 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Southern Connecticut State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?130493

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