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 #163 out of the 1,618 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual’s 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, SHU received one of this year’s Best Master’s Schools badges. SHU also ranked #5 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut.
There were 892 college and universities analyzed in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and SHU took the #197 spot on the list. SHU also ranked #5 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Connecticut.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingOut of 737 schools analyzed in the 2027 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, SHU came in at #179. SHU also ranked #5 for Best Graduate Certificate 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 |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $114,536 |
| Accounting | $109,783 |
| Educational Administration | $88,976 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | $85,696 |
| Communication Sciences | $85,465 |
| Psychology, Other. | $72,873 |
| Communication & Media Studies | $68,099 |
| General Education | $60,081 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | $49,333 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | $36,668 |
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.
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 | 20 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 8 | — |
| Social Work | 3 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 1 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 3 | — |
| Marketing | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 6 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 34 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 62 | $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 |
| Nursing | 9 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 10 | — |
| Special Education | 7 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 29 | — |
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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