Connecticut — Southern Connecticut State University
Average net price per year: $17,389
Median earnings six years after graduation: $45,300
Southern Connecticut State University’s net price is higher than average, leading to a pricey average debt load of $26,936 over four years. On the plus side, the median salary six years after graduation is more than $12,000 above the national average, and the graduation rate is slightly above average as well. “This is an average school,” a freshman reviewer writes. “It’s a business, though. Many degrees are meaningless, and the school knows this.”