Sacred Heart University is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fairfield, Connecticut. It offers 18 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, SHU have 4 vocational programs, 3 bachelor's degree programs, and 11 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of SHU is $50,404. For graduate programs, the SHU's graduate tuition & fees is $34,394.
Last year, total 1,038 students have completed their health profession studies. 25 students obtained certifications, 445 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 96 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of SHU is $50,404 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $50,404.
The acceptance rate at SHU is 65.36% and the graduation rate is 73%. The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 and the retention rate is 83%.
You can find the detailed information about Sacred Heart University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $50,404 |
| Graduate | $34,394 |
| Health Profession Programs | 18 programs 9 online programs |
| Total Programs | 122 programs 42 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Student Population | 11,022 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 1,074 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 1,889 Staffs |
Sacred Heart University offers 18 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 1,038 students have completed the health profession programs including 445 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at SHU with number of completers and online availability.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of less than 12 weeks | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2-Years Certificate | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 7 |
| Associate | 2 | NOT OFFERED | 18 |
| Bachelor | 3 | 1 | 445 |
| Master | 9 | 6 | 453 |
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) | 3 | 2 | 96 |
| Post-Bachelor Certificate | 2 | 1 | - |
| Post-Master Certificate | 5 | 4 | 19 |
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 54 | 48 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED | 12Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | - |
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 18 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Physician Assistant | NOT OFFERED | 41 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Mammography Technician/Technology | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | -Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other) | 106Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 7 | NOT OFFERED |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFERED | 33Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | -Online |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | 55 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 62 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
| Play Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 9Online |
| Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED | 158Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 285 | 12Online | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED | 55Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | -Online |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | 39Online | 23Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 4Online |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 11Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 5Online |