Sacred Heart University offers 126 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 46 major programs - 2 Certificate, 4 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 13 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $50,404 for undergraduate programs and $34,394 for graduate programs.

Total 1,311 students out of total 11,022 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,455 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Sacred Heart University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSacred Heart University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT
Online Students1,311 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,753 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$50,404
Graduate Tuition & Fees$34,394
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total46 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters22 Programs
Doctorate5 Programs
Post-Graduate13 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Sacred Heart University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,404 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $34,394 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $650 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $865 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$44,350$45,230$46,580$48,460$50,404
Graduate$34,806$34,509$34,852$34,060$34,394
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$650$650$650$650$650
Graduate$810$817$834$865$865
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Sacred Heart University offers 126 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 46 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 4 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 13 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2NOT OFFERED4 22513
Overall Programs3348 37629

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Brewing Science11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM 20 NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED 7
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM114 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mammography Technician/TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 106NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Patient Safety and Healthcare QualityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED158 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED55 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED39 23 4
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM41 NOT OFFERED 1
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED365 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED77 8 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Sacred Heart University, there are 11,022 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,064 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,311 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,753 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,022
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,311
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,753
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,958

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,311 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 878 Connecticut Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 430 students living in the U.S. States other than Connecticut, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,311
Connecticut Resident878
Other State In U.S.430
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,311
Undergraduate168
Graduate1,143
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses168
Degree/Certificate Seeking151
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking17

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