COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · NEW BRITAIN, CT

Is Central Connecticut State University worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Central Connecticut State University degree clears +$1.50M in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in New Britain, Connecticut, priced as a Connecticut resident — earnings rolled up from 37 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$1.50M
30-year net value · non-resident
+$1.05M
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$60,417
Breaks even by age
42
Annual tuition · Connecticut resident
$12,460
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$25,736
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$100,680
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$153,784
FREOPP program coverage
37 programs

The out-of-state tax in Connecticut, ranked

How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Central Connecticut State University runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Connecticut’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 37 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Central Connecticut State University worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Central Connecticut State University clears +$1.50M in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $100,680 and median earnings of $60,417 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Central Connecticut State University?
Central Connecticut State University's annual sticker tuition is $12,460 for Connecticut residents and $25,736 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $100,680 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Central Connecticut State University?
Over 4 years, Central Connecticut State University's sticker cost of attendance is $100,680 at resident pricing, or $153,784 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Connecticut prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $60,417.
What is out-of-state tuition at Central Connecticut State University?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Central Connecticut State University is $25,736, versus $12,460 for Connecticut residents — a premium of $13,276 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Central Connecticut State University clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a Central Connecticut State University degree pays for itself?
The degree path overtakes the skip-college path around age 42 under our defaults — from there the gap only widens, ending +$1.50M ahead at the 30-year horizon.
What could change the number for Central Connecticut State University?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Central Connecticut State University as a Connecticut resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$1.05M, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in Connecticut). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is Central Connecticut State University worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university