Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at University of Hartford

University of Hartford nursing graduates command first-year earnings of $106,348—well above Connecticut's median of $86,555 and an impressive 42% higher than the national benchmark. That places this program in the 95th percentile nationally, though importantly, it ranks only at the 60th percentile within Connecticut's competitive nursing market. With modest debt of $26,062, the initial financial picture looks strong with a debt-to-earnings ratio of just 0.25.

However, there's an unusual pattern here: earnings actually drop to $98,736 by year four, a 7% decline that's atypical for nursing careers, which usually see steady growth. This could reflect graduates moving from high-paying hospital settings to different roles, though with fewer than 30 graduates in this dataset, individual career choices heavily influence these numbers. Even with this decline, four-year earnings still exceed both state and national medians by healthy margins.

For parents evaluating this against other Connecticut options, Hartford sits in the middle of the pack—trailing programs at Fairfield ($91,418), Sacred Heart ($90,830), and several others for first-year outcomes. The combination of an 83% admission rate and strong early earnings suggests solid career preparation, but that earnings dip warrants a conversation with the program about typical graduate career trajectories. The debt load is reasonable enough that even if your child's path mirrors that downward trend, they'd still graduate with manageable payments relative to nursing salaries.