Bachelor's · New Haven, Connecticut
Is Fine and Studio Arts at Southern Connecticut State University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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
- $39,716
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $39,084
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $23,750
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $89k (likely $89k – $122k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$2k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 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
- −$320k (likely −$406k – −$261k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$373k (likely −$473k – −$267k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 50%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Fine and Studio Arts at other schools
Other majors at Southern Connecticut State University
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$138,364
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$113,578
- Social Work (Doctoral)$111,490
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$98,870
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$96,254
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$87,705
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate certificate)$87,346
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)$74,538
- Chemistry (Bachelor's)$72,838
- Public Health (Master's)$70,335
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Graduate certificate)$67,807
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$67,791
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in Connecticut
- Sacred Heart University$61,998
- Connecticut College$61,321
- University of Connecticut$50,952
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus$50,952
- University of Connecticut-Avery Point$50,952
- University of Connecticut-Stamford$50,952
- University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus$50,952
- University of Hartford$44,735
- Eastern Connecticut State University$41,933
- Central Connecticut State University$39,387