Master's · Storrs, Connecticut

Is Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at University of Connecticut worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 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: $74,289; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $71,892; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $36,549; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $39k (likely $39k – $39k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: −$3k 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: −$254k (likely −$365k – −$131k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$326k (likely −$536k – −$87k); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.