Master's · New Britain, Connecticut
Is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at Central Connecticut State University worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $61,827
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $65,559
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $57,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $60k (likely $60k – $60k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$9k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in CT
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$361k (likely −$423k – −$289k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$458k (likely −$582k – −$310k)
- Today's dollars
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$105,899
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- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$94,462
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Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology at other schools in Connecticut
- University of New Haven$83,738
- Fairfield University$76,998
- Western Connecticut State University$74,783
- University of Saint Joseph$74,573
- Southern Connecticut State University$61,570
- University of Connecticut$60,973
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus$60,973
- University of Connecticut-Avery Point$60,973
- University of Connecticut-Stamford$60,973
- University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus$60,973