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Western Connecticut State University

⌖ Danbury, CT · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$111,686 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

18.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−45%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,873Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$111,686at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$250,4160
2
4
6
8
−$111,68610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.1 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$13,401
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$16,901
Sticker price
Average net price$17,604
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$24,877
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$17,604Average net price / year
$24,877Cost of attendance
$24,147Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$256/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$58,873Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.8%Completion rate
87.0%Admission rate
3,511Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$13,507
$30–48k$13,716
$48–75k$16,697
$75–110k$18,737
$110k+$21,318
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$58,873
Year 6$45,997
Year 10$59,115
Full-time retention
73.2%
Part-time retention
38.1%
Completion within 200% of normal time
53.6%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

78thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$58,337Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$25,069Median federal debt across categories that report debt
39%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,889Year 1
$60,346Year 4
$58,873Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$118,3242Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$96,4833Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$88,5764Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$81,7685Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$80,8956Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$74,7837Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,2918Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$68,490

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$21,067
Observed earnings · year 5
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$118,324$24,125
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$96,483$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$88,576Not available
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$81,768$22,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$80,895$25,375
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$74,783Not available
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,291$23,670
MarketingBachelor's Degree$68,490$23,535
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree$66,878$25,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$66,510$24,875
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$63,218$29,875
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$58,337Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$56,882$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$56,058$24,527
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,458$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$52,385$25,069
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$50,955$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$50,410$24,622
HistoryBachelor's Degree$49,967$27,500
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$43,257$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$40,555$26,782
Leisure and Recreational ActivitiesBachelor's Degree$39,609$26,000
MusicBachelor's Degree$35,889$26,025
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.