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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 7,670 Undergrads 59.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,112
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,435
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,562
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$16,435
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$58,562
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate59.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time83.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
75.5%
SAT Avg
1,091
SAT Reading
25th: 48054575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 48052075th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 29
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$506k
+$109k
+$21k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$446k
+$50k
-$38k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$419k
+$22k
-$66k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
46
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
Never
-64%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-76%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-37%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-59%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,605
Earnings (5yr)
$70,820
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$354k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$66,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,625
Earnings (5yr)
$60,282
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$75,084
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$92,467
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$50,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (5yr)
$104,520
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1512
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (2yr)
$60,839
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$81,085
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$20,239
Earnings (5yr)
$92,098
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,375
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,222
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,964
Lifetime Value Added
-$325k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$67,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,870
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,772
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,183
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$47,615
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$49,458
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,649
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$18,363
Earnings (5yr)
$83,277
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$26,534
Earnings (2yr)
$32,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$87,994
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$62,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$66,938
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
$29,250
Earnings (5yr)
$87,854
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$23,091
Earnings (5yr)
$91,231
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,907
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$90,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$58,899
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,614
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,844
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,482
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$21,760
Earnings (5yr)
$120,945
Lifetime Value Added
+$588k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$87,604
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$53,260
Earnings (5yr)
$60,601
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,328
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Construction Management
MastCIP: 5220
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$247k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,552
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,602
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$46,990
Earnings (5yr)
$207,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$1318k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,062
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$19,429
Earnings (5yr)
$67,036
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$20,503
Earnings (5yr)
$101,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$521k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.