| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 72 graduate programs - 37 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $34,394.
A total of 3,818 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,022 students at SHU. SHU offers online graduate programs and 1,143 out of 3,818 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $34,394. It offers seventy-two (72) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Sacred Heart University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT |
| Graduate School Students | 4,219 students 1,143 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $34,394 |
| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 72 Graduate Programs 37 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 29 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Sacred Heart University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $34,394 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $865.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,394 | |
| Cost per Credit | $865 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $19,140 (On-Campus) / $14,300 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,650 (On-Campus) / $3,150 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $57,384 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $53,044 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $34,806 | $34,509 | $34,852 | $34,060 | $34,394 |
Sacred Heart University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 72 major areas - 37 Master's (22 online programs), 6 Doctorate (5 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 9 Post-Master's (7 online programs). 1,915 students have been conferred Master's degree and 127 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,915 | 127 | 11 | 101 |
| Men | 857 | 31 | 5 | 15 |
| Women | 1,058 | 96 | 6 | 86 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biology Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analytics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Financial Analytics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Resources Development | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Business Statistics | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 493 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 34ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 87 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 11ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Special Education and Teaching | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Teacher Education | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Physiology | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 25 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Mathematics | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 23ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 49 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 10ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 114ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 48 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physician Assistant | 41 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 33ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 55 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Medical Informatics | 158ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Administration | 55ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 39ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 41ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Human Resources Development | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business Statistics | 365ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 77ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 46ONLINE |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 7ONLINE |
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 29ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Play Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9ONLINE |
| Nursing Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work (other) | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 2,490 full-time and 1,729 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,143 students enrolled through online exclusively and 697 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,622 White, 195 Black, and 99 Asian students are attending at Sacred Heart University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
686 grad students are younger than 22 and 349 students are older than 65. It has 2,325 students aged between 22 and 30 and 458 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 4,219 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,680 |
| Women | 2,539 |
| Total | 4,219 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 2,490 |
| Part-time Students | 1,729 |
| Total | 4,219 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 1 |
| Asian | 99 |
| Black | 195 |
| Hispanic | 262 |
| White | 1,622 |
| Two or more races | 50 |
| Un-Known | 94 |
| Total | 4,219 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 686 |
| 22-24 | 1,555 |
| 25-29 | 770 |
| 30-34 | 253 |
| 35-39 | 205 |
| 40 & Over | 349 |
At Sacred Heart University graduate schools, 1,143 students enrolled online exclusively and 697 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 3,818 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,143 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 697 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,978 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,143 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut Resident | 757 |
| Other State In U.S. | 384 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |