Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Sacred Heart University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313.

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

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

45% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of communications master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Sacred Heart, 65% 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sacred Heart University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	54
Speech Communication	37
Communication & Media Studies	23

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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
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