1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Sacred Heart University](/school/sacred-heart-university/) 4. / 5. Career outcomes brief Career outcomes brief Copy linkPrint brief # Sacred Heart University Career Outcomes & Earnings Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/sacred-heart-university/)[Cost & aid](/school/sacred-heart-university/cost/)Outcomes[Admissions](/school/sacred-heart-university/admissions/)[Majors](/school/sacred-heart-university/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/sacred-heart-university/similar/) **On this page**+ ## How much do Sacred Heart University graduates earn? The reported median is $79,431 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $11,181 per year. Return is a clear strength at Sacred Heart University, landing in the 82nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,756 more than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the model’s gap between graduate earnings and expectations for similar students, falls in the 61st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,006. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,250. Federally aided completers working and not enrolled earn a median of $79,431 four years after completion, in the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median, the middle value, of $68,250; the university is $11,181 above. The earnings percentile and peer comparison point the same way. The modeled range indicates that earnings can differ markedly across the university’s program mix. The downside scenario is $55,368 and the upside scenario is $98,829; both are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups. Four years after completion, median program earnings are $93,209 in Computer and Information Sciences, $91,777 in Accounting, and $80,970 in Economics. These field-level results help explain the spread between the scenarios. The reported four-year earnings picture excludes completers still in further study. An estimated 31.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, that group is outside the earnings snapshot. **Median earnings · four years after completion** $79,431 **Rank for difference from expectations** 61st percentile Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks **Sacred Heart University reported median** $79,431 **Peer schools comparable schools · $11,181 below Sacred Heart University** $68,250 **Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,756 below Sacred Heart University** $77,675 School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/). ## How could earnings differ from the median? The planning scenarios range from $55,368 to $98,829, around the reported median of $79,431. Compare the lower scenario with [Sacred Heart University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/sacred-heart-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan. Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate. Earnings four years after completion Planning rangeReported median **Lower estimate** $55,368 **Median · reported** $79,431 **Higher estimate** $98,829 Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates. [Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/). ## Do Sacred Heart University graduates earn more than expected? Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added). Sacred Heart University graduates’ reported earnings are $1,756 above that expectation, the 61st percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls. The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Sacred Heart University caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/). What explains value-added earnings? **Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.** +$7,006 **Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.** \-$5,250 **Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.** +$1,756 These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. ## Which fields at Sacred Heart University report the highest earnings? At Sacred Heart University, program earnings vary materially across fields four years after completion. Nursing sits at the higher end, with median earnings of $103,244 and 190 degrees awarded. Finance also posts higher earnings, at $94,733 across 114 degrees awarded. Computer and Information Sciences recorded median earnings of $93,209 four years after completion, alongside 26 degrees awarded. At a more moderate level, Marketing had median earnings of $73,514 and 105 degrees awarded. The higher figures in nursing, finance, and computing contrast with the more moderate marketing result, showing that earnings differ by field. Nursing is the largest bachelor’s field at Sacred Heart University, with 190 degrees awarded and median earnings of $103,244 four years after completion. Business Administration and Management awarded 148 degrees, with median earnings of $74,883. Finance awarded 114 degrees and had median earnings of $94,733. Marketing awarded 105 degrees, with median earnings of $73,514. Allied Health Professions awarded 92 degrees and had median earnings of $76,507. The larger fields span health and business-related study, with different earnings patterns across them. Highest reported four-year program earnings **Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing** $103,244 **Finance and Financial Management Services** $94,733 **Computer and Information Sciences, General** $93,209 **Accounting and Related Services** $91,777 **Economics** $80,970 **Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions** $76,507 **Business Administration, Management and Operations** $74,883 **Marketing** $73,514 [Explore Sacred Heart University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/sacred-heart-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context. ## Further analysis Field choice marks a broad modeled earnings range at Sacred Heart University. Scenarios grounded in the program mix place the downside at $55,368, the typical earnings scenario at $79,431, and the upside scenario at $98,829. Nursing reaches $103,244 four years after completion, compared with Marketing at $73,514 among the largest programs with published earnings, showing how modeled outcomes differ by field. Four years after completion, federally aided Sacred Heart University graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $79,431. This is $11,181 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That earnings level falls in the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median reflects a cohort of 2,005 completers. The program mix yields earnings scenarios that run from $55,368 on the low end to $98,829 on the high end, with $79,431 as the typical case. These are estimates across program clusters, not observed individual paths. An estimated 31.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).