by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Sacred Heart University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.
College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Sacred Heart University came in at #159 out of the 4,630 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut, SHU came in at #4.
SHU was ranked #159 in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 4,630 schools that were included in the ranking.For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut, SHU came in at #4.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, SHU took the #159 spot out of 4,630 schools. SHU also ranked #4 for Best Graduate Schools in Connecticut.
Around 3,818 graduate students chose to attend Sacred Heart University during the most recent year for which we have data.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Keep reading to learn more.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 65.4% of the total graduate students at SHU are women and 34.6% are men.
Of all the graduate students at SHU, around 18.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.SHU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 36.0% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at SHU who borrowed carries a median debt of $25,811.
Master’s degree recipients from SHU earn an average early-career salary of $81,376.
Professional degree recipients from SHU earn an average early-career salary of $88,358.
Post-master’s certificate recipients from SHU earn an average early-career salary of $88,976.
Early-career pay varies by field of study. The following table shows the graduate fields of study at SHU with the highest average early-career salaries for recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | $130,154 |
| Nursing | $114,536 |
| Accounting | $109,783 |
| Educational Administration | $88,976 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $85,696 |
| Communication Sciences | $85,465 |
| Business Administration & Management | $79,156 |
| Human Resource Management | $73,808 |
| Psychology, Other. | $72,873 |
| Communication & Media Studies | $68,099 |
Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Fairfield, Connecticut.Fairfield is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center. Get more details about the location of Sacred Heart University.
Contact details for SHU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT 06825-1000 |
| Phone: | 203-371-7999 |
| Website: | www.sacredheart.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/SacredHeartUniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/SacredHeartUniv |
48.2% of the graduate students at Sacred Heart University took at least one class online.Approximately 29.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 52 | $109,783 |
| Allied Health Professions | 37 | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 16 | — |
| Chemistry | 21 | — |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 8 | — |
| Communication & Media Studies | 18 | $68,099 |
| Communication Sciences | 33 | $85,465 |
| Computer Information Systems | 516 | — |
| Computer Software Applications | 37 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 17 | — |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 15 | — |
| Educational Administration | 1 | — |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 8 | — |
| General Education | 112 | $60,081 |
| Human Resource Management | 12 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 339 | — |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 285 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 30 | — |
| Nursing | 138 | $114,536 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 15 | — |
| Public Administration | 14 | — |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 39 | — |
| Radio, TV & Digital Communication | 3 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 62 | $77,783 |
| Security Science and Technology. | 52 | — |
| Social Work | 95 | — |
| Special Education | 4 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 | — |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 16 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 10 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1 | — |
| Computer Information Systems | 1 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 1 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 2 | — |
| Marketing | 2 | — |
| Security Science and Technology. | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 45 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 73 | $88,358 |
Listed here are the programs in which Sacred Heart University awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 46 | $88,976 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 12 | — |
| Special Education | 5 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 26 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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