Graduate Programs | Sacred Heart University

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 academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $34,509. It offers fifty-nine (59) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Sacred Heart University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT
Graduate School Students	2,896 students 1,295 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$34,509
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 59 Graduate Programs 36 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $34,509 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $817.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$34,509
Cost per Credit	$817
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$16,868 (On-Campus) / $10,462 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,650 (On-Campus) / $3,150 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$55,227
Off-Campus Total	$49,321

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$28,114	$26,524	$30,427	$34,806	$34,509

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Sacred Heart University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 59 major areas - 36 Master's , 5 Doctorate , 13 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'. 1,005 students have been conferred Master's degree and 74 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's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	1,005	74	-	89
Men	292	18	-	22
Women	713	56	-	67

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations/Image Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology (other)		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,200	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$71,300	-	-
Accounting		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Development		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations/Image Management	1	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	38	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	162	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,100	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Exercise Physiology	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Financial Mathematics	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religion/Religious Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology (other)	41	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,200	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social Work	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	39	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$90,100	-	-
Nursing Administration	141	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	15		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	65			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$71,300	-	-
Accounting	45	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Development	31	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$71,300	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,313 students enrolled in Sacred Heart University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,896 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 708 male and 2,188 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,213 full-time and 1,683 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 1,295 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 544 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,896
Men Students	708
Women Students	2,188

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,896
Full-time Students	1,213
Part-time Students	1,683

By race/ethnicity 1,858 White, 222 Black, and 76 Asian students are attending at Sacred Heart University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,896
American Indian / Native American	5
Asian	76
Black	222
Hispanic	306
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	5
White	1,858
Two or more races	60
Un-Known	238

35 students are younger than 22 and 522 students are older than 65. The school has 1,635 students aged between 22 and 30 and 704 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,896
21 & Under	35
22-24	914
25-29	721
30-34	499
35-39	205
40 & Over	522

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Sacred Heart University, 1,295 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 544 students are enrolled in some online courses.