Graduate School Tuition at Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Fairfield, CT.
It offers 68 graduate programs - 34 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.
You can find SHU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $34,060. It offers sixty-eight (68) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSacred Heart University
TypeFour-year, 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 Graduate ProgramsTotal 68 Graduate Programs
34 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Sacred Heart University

The following tables 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 prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $865.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$34,060
Cost per Credit$865
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 (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$30,427$34,806$34,509$34,852$34,060

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 68 major areas - 34 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's. 1,307 students have been conferred Master's degree and 100 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,3071002382
Men47227920
Women835731462

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13 NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Human Resources Development NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Business Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations/Image Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences180 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education128 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Exercise Physiology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology and Biostatistics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Mathematics13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Organizational Psychology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work133 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cinematography and Film/Video Production11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist60 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics126 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration99 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing18 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Development25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary and Middle School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 53
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 24
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Play Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS

Graduate Student Population

SHU graduate schools have a total of 3,024 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 779 male and 2,245 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,380 full-time and 1,644 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,051 students enrolled through online exclusively and 610 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,884 White, 192 Black, and 97 Asian students are attending at Sacred Heart University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

111 grad students are younger than 22 and 519 students are older than 65. It has 2,638 students aged between 22 and 30 and 671 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,024
Men779
Women2,245
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,024
Full-time Students1,380
Part-time Students1,644
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,024
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian97
Black192
Hispanic340
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White1,884
Two or more races65
Un-Known183
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,024
21 & Under111
22-241,554
25-291,084
30-34459
35-39212
40 & Over519

Online Population

At Sacred Heart University graduate schools, 1,051 students enrolled online exclusively and 610 students 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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