Accounting at Sacred Heart University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Sacred Heart University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Sacred Heart Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Sacred Heart since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Sacred Heart Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Sacred Heart, 75% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Sacred Heart University. 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
Accounting	119

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17,520	$47,890
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,820	$53,010

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.