Statistics at University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

UConn-Hartford's statistics program lands right at Connecticut's median for the field, but trails the national average by about $4,500 in first-year earnings. This makes sense given the campus's 86% admission rate and role as a more accessible entry point to the UConn system—you're trading some initial earning power for significantly lower barriers to entry and manageable debt.

The debt load of roughly $20,000 produces a comfortable 0.36 debt-to-earnings ratio, meaning graduates owe just over four months of their first-year salary. More importantly, earnings climb 23% by year four to $68,100, which actually exceeds the national 75th percentile benchmark. This trajectory suggests the program provides solid quantitative skills that employers increasingly value over time, even if starting salaries don't immediately reflect that.

For families prioritizing affordability and access—particularly the 46% of students here receiving Pell grants—this represents a practical path into a growing field. You're not getting elite placement outcomes, but you're also not gambling on debt. The real question is whether your student needs the prestige and higher initial earnings of more selective programs, or whether steady growth from a manageable starting point better fits your situation. Given statistics' strong labor market overall, this latter approach carries less risk than it might in other fields.