Graduate Programs | Central Connecticut State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Central Connecticut State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Connecticut residents, the tuition & fees are $13,890 and $26,970 for non-Connecticut residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $771 for Connecticut residents and $787 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,300	$21,380
Fees	$5,590	$5,590
Cost per Credit	$771	$787
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Room & Board	$12,710 (On-Campus) / $12,710 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,256 (On-Campus) / $2,256 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,456	$43,536
Off-Campus Total	$30,456	$43,536

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$12,356	$12,848	$12,848	$13,488	$13,890
Out-of-State	$25,144	$26,072	$26,072	$26,186	$26,970

Graduate Program Overview

Central Connecticut State University is a four-years, public school located in New Britain, Connecticut. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,890 for Connecticut residents and $26,970 for out-of-state students.

It offers seventy-three (73) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Central Connecticut State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT
Graduate School Students	1,905 students 250 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$13,890 Out-of-State$26,970
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 73 Graduate Programs 39 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 32 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Central Connecticut State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 73 major areas - 39 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 28 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 4 Post-Master'. 492 students have been conferred Master's degree and 43 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	492	43	30	111
Men	177	8	10	30
Women	315	35	20	81

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Quality Control Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult Development and Aging	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computational Science	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	-	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Credit Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	-	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Communication	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	17	-	NOT OFFERED	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	47	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	4	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	9	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	9	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software Engineering	7	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	8	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	5	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	7	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International/Global Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational Science	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geography	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Design and Visual Communications	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	41	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	8	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	9	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	6	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied History	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	87
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17
Reading Teacher Education	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,653 students enrolled in Central Connecticut State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,905 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 684 male and 1,221 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 484 full-time and 1,421 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 250 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 386 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,905
Men Students	684
Women Students	1,221

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,905
Full-time Students	484
Part-time Students	1,421

By race/ethnicity 1,322 White, 167 Black, and 87 Asian students are attending at Central Connecticut State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,905
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	87
Black	167
Hispanic	228
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,322
Two or more races	45
Un-Known	30

12 students are younger than 22 and 483 students are older than 65. The school has 806 students aged between 22 and 30 and 502 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,905
21 & Under	12
22-24	328
25-29	478
30-34	302
35-39	200
40 & Over	483

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Central Connecticut State University, 250 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 386 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,803
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	250
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	386
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,167

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	250
Connecticut Resident	219
Other State In U.S.	29
Outside of U.S.	2

Graduate School Tuition at Central Connecticut State University