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. Of the 1,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sacred Heart University in 2021, 83 of them were accounting majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Sacred Heart does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Sacred Heart compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	151
	184
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299
Best Accounting Schools	323
Most Focused Accounting Schools	368

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Sacred Heart. This makes it the #152 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sacred Heart Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart is $53,788. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 83 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sacred Heart, about 58% were men and 42% were 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 16% more men than average.

About 76% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Sacred Heart Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Sacred Heart. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were 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 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Sacred Heart, 89% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Sacred Heart also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.