Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Sacred Heart University

What traits are you looking for in a physiology school? To help you decide if Sacred Heart University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physiology program.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology
• Master’s Degree in Physiology

Sacred Heart Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

The physiology major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physiology & Pathology Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physiology Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at Sacred Heart University.

Sacred Heart Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of physiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physiology at Sacred Heart are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Sacred Heart Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of physiology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a physiology master's degree from Sacred Heart, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a master's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physiology & Pathology Sciences

Physiology & Pathology Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sacred Heart University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	17

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical Scientists	1,340	$134,710
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180
Exercise Physiologists	50	$60,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.