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Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT · Public · 3,511 students · mostly bachelor degrees
19th-cheapest of 49 Connecticut colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,604
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,877
Graduation rate
52%
Admission rate
87%
Median graduate earnings
$59,115
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,147
Average SAT
1110
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
70 programsComputer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$118,324Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree74 grads/yr$96,483Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree$88,576Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$81,768Accounting · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$80,895Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree75 grads/yr$74,783Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$72,291Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$68,490Management Science · Bachelor's Degree$66,878Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree76 grads/yr$66,510Clinical/Medical Social Work · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$63,218College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$58,337Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$56,882Social Work · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$56,058Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$52,458Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$52,385Musical Theatre · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$50,955Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$50,410Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$49,967Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$43,257General Studies · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$40,555Firearms Training/Safety · Bachelor's Degree$39,609Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$35,889
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.