Graduate School Tuition at Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fairfield, CT. It offers 66 graduate programs - 32 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $34,060 for all graduate students. A total of 3,939 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,721 students at SHU.
SHU offers online graduate programs and 1,051 out of 3,939 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($90,100) after graduation and the Doctorate Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $73,300 average salary.
You can find SHU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Sacred Heart University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fairfield, Connecticut. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $34,060. It offers sixty-six (66) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSacred Heart University
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT
Graduate School Students3,024 students
1,051 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$34,060
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 66 Graduate Programs
32 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $34,060 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $815.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$34,060
Cost per Credit$815
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$18,450 (On-Campus) / $14,030 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,650 (On-Campus) / $3,150 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$56,360
Off-Campus Total$52,440
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$30,427$34,806$34,509$34,852$34,060

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Sacred Heart University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 66 major areas - 32 Master's (16 online programs), 6 Doctorate (4 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs), 8 Post-Master'(4 online programs).
1,046 students have been conferred Master's degree and 137 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,0461372278
Men24457819
Women802801459
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.
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Financial AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Patient Safety and Healthcare QualityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
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what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $71,300 - -
AccountingONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
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FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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Human Resources DevelopmentONLINE NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
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Business StatisticsONLINE NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication18ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Public Relations/Image Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design23ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education125 ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $45,100 - -
Curriculum and Instruction25ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Exercise Physiology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Epidemiology and Biostatistics11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Mathematics18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology (other)25ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $45,200 - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Social Work155ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cinematography and Film/Video Production8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Physician Assistant41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mental Health Counseling/CounselorONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Occupational Therapy/Therapist60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Medical Informatics23ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse38ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $90,100 - -
Nursing Administration95ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing58ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management69 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $71,300 - -
Accounting57ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Resources Development20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Statistics14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62
Salary After Completing - - -
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
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Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing - - -
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $45,100 - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mammography Technician/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Brewing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,785 students enrolled in Sacred Heart University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,024 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 779 male and 2,245 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,380 full-time and 1,644 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,051 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 610 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,0241,380 1,644
Men Students779427 352
Women Students2,245953 1,292
By race/ethnicity 1,884 White, 192 Black, and 97 Asian students are attending at Sacred Heart University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total3,024 7792,245
American Indian or Native American4 04
Asian23 74192
Black192 57135
Hispanic340 76264
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders4 13
White1,884 4231,461
Tow or More Races65 1451
Race Unknown183 22161
111 students are younger than 22 and 519 students are older than 65. The school has 2,638 students aged between 22 and 30 and 671 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,024
21 & Under111
22-241,554
25-291,084
30-34459
35-39212
40 & Over519
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At SHU, 1,051 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 610 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,939
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,051
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses610
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,278
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,051
Connecticut Resident681
Other State In U.S.368
Outside of U.S.2
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