Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fairfield, CT.
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.
You can find SHU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
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.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Sacred Heart University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,219 students
1,143 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $34,394 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 72 Graduate Programs
37 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 29 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Sacred Heart University
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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $34,394 |
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| Cost per Credit | $865 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $19,140 (On-Campus) / $14,300 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,650 (On-Campus) / $3,150 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $57,384 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $53,044 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $34,806 | $34,509 | $34,852 | $34,060 | $34,394 |
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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 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.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,915 | 127 | 11 | 101 |
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| Men | 857 | 31 | 5 | 15 |
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| Women | 1,058 | 96 | 6 | 86 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 14 |
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Graduate Student Population
SHU graduate schools have a total of 4,219 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,680 male and 2,539 female postgrad students.
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.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,219 |
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| Men | 1,680 |
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| Women | 2,539 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,219 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,490 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,729 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,219 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 99 |
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| Black | 195 |
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| Hispanic | 262 |
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| White | 1,622 |
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| Two or more races | 50 |
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| Un-Known | 94 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,219 |
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| 21 & Under | 686 |
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| 22-24 | 1,555 |
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| 25-29 | 770 |
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| 30-34 | 253 |
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| 35-39 | 205 |
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| 40 & Over | 349 |
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Online Population
At Sacred Heart University graduate schools, 1,143 students enrolled online exclusively and 697 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,818 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,143 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 697 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,978 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,143 |
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| Connecticut Resident | 757 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 384 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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