Programs & majors brief
Sacred Heart University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Sacred Heart University?
30 of 30 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 190 | $103,244 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 114 | $94,733 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 26 | $93,209 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 82 | $91,777 | — |
| Economics | 25 | $80,970 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 92 | $76,507 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 148 | $74,883 | — |
| Marketing | 105 | $73,514 | — |
| Biology, General | 69 | $72,404 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 22 | $68,092 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 17 | $65,879 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 7 | $61,998 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 70 | $59,068 | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 14 | $58,384 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 43 | $55,710 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 11 | $55,399 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 10 | $54,183 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 109 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 59 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 134 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Sacred Heart University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Sacred Heart University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Sacred Heart University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 17 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 33.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 20.4% and Biological Sciences at 13.2%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 190 degrees awarded and median earnings of $103,244 four years after completion.
Finance graduates earn a median of $94,733, from 114 degrees awarded. A smaller program, Computer and Information Sciences, reports median earnings of $93,209 from 26 degrees awarded, though its earnings sit just above the national median for the field.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.