Communication & Journalism at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Sacred Heart University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Sacred Heart.

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

Sacred Heart Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Sacred Heart offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Sacred Heart performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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 Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	83
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	213
	239
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	293

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Sacred Heart. This makes it the #45 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 94 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Sacred Heart in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	66
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Sacred Heart Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Sacred Heart in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Sacred Heart, 68% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism 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
Communication & Media Studies	114
Public Relations & Advertising	34
Communication & Journalism (Other)	2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Producers and Directors	1,800	$84,900
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260

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.