Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is a public college in New Haven, CT. Its average net price is $21,029 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $18,148 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $18,445 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $19,373 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,100 |
| $110,001 and up | $28,115 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,896 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,432 |
| 10 years after entry | $59,695 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biology | $40,175 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $22,765 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $49,883 n=312 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Communications | $32,963 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Computer Science | $60,452 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,822 Small program - rough guide n=93 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $20,498 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $44,217 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $25,000 n=164 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,261 n=171 | $24,836 n=200 |
| Library Science and Administration | $32,774 National median for this major n=134 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,121 National median for this major n=47,563 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $38,717 n=139 | $27,260 n=115 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $25,383 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Psychology | $36,207 n=127 | $23,250 n=226 |
| Public Health | $44,117 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Recreation Management | $40,138 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $87,219 n=173 | $27,000 n=245 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $43,267 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Sociology | $41,407 n=106 | $22,500 n=105 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $48,244 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $25,306 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $36,807 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $25,554 n=101 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $25,081 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $22,875 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
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