University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus is a public college in Waterbury, CT. Its average net price is $8,616 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$4,092
$30,001 to $48,000$4,378
$48,001 to $75,000$5,045
$75,001 to $110,000$11,618
$110,001 and up$20,946
$18,250Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,918Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,616Average Net Price
$18,002Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$990Books and Supplies
54.8%Students on Pell Grants
38.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

86.7%Acceptance Rate
480 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
430 to 600SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,750
8 years after entry$75,588
10 years after entry$82,098
51.3%Graduation Rate
77.8%Retention Rate
$20,313Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Waterbury, CTLocation
Midsize citySetting
733Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$79,778 Small program - rough guide n=51$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=91
Agricultural Business$51,918 Small program - rough guide n=45$20,125 Small program - rough guide n=42
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$38,020 n=151$19,500 n=254
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Animal Sciences$40,023 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=81
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$63,684 Small program - rough guide n=53$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$40,100 n=163$22,500 n=180
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$78,605 Small program - rough guide n=67$21,733 Small program - rough guide n=64
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,817 Small program - rough guide n=86$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=97
Business and Commerce$51,194 Small program - rough guide n=48Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$46,814 Small program - rough guide n=81$20,296 n=140
Chemical Engineering$78,528 Small program - rough guide n=69$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=69
Chemistry$52,672 Small program - rough guide n=30$19,875 Small program - rough guide n=38
Civil Engineering$73,952 n=110$23,526 Small program - rough guide n=74
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$33,606 Small program - rough guide n=39$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=85
Communications$44,213 n=269$19,500 n=285
Computer Engineering$85,913 n=100$19,376 Small program - rough guide n=81
Computer Science$82,324 Small program - rough guide n=58$15,625 Small program - rough guide n=62
Computer Science$88,145 n=104$19,588 n=166
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=34
Economics$58,268 n=333$19,500 n=326
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,641 Small program - rough guide n=79$24,346 Small program - rough guide n=57
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$29,962 Small program - rough guide n=97$19,500 n=107
Environmental Conservation$40,695 Small program - rough guide n=81$19,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,424 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$73,532 n=205$18,750 n=248
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$34,725 Small program - rough guide n=38$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=79
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$39,329 n=156$19,500 n=144
Industrial Engineering$77,753 Small program - rough guide n=44$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=40
Journalism$44,185 Small program - rough guide n=39$20,628 Small program - rough guide n=38
Landscape Architecture$59,874 National median for this major n=636Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$44,077 Small program - rough guide n=80$22,224 n=127
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$70,881 Small program - rough guide n=69$17,454 Small program - rough guide n=60
Marketing$59,320 n=101$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=93
Materials Engineering$74,178 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$78,973 n=174$21,500 n=176
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$52,708 Small program - rough guide n=44$17,927 Small program - rough guide n=48
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251$24,858 Small program - rough guide n=48
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=81
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$39,933 n=174$20,000 n=212
Psychology$38,749 n=327$19,500 n=445
Public Policy Analysis$42,304 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$47,637 Small program - rough guide n=79$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=98
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$89,311 n=379$27,000 n=351
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$44,664 Small program - rough guide n=46$19,592 Small program - rough guide n=73
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$22,296 Small program - rough guide n=59
Statistics$59,799 Small program - rough guide n=39$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=62
Studio Art$30,166 Small program - rough guide n=47$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$22,500 n=115
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=51
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$35,530 Small program - rough guide n=73$20,500 n=113

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