General Education at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study general education, 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 has a total student population of 9,313.

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

Sacred Heart General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

Sacred Heart General Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart General Education Master’s Program

77% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Sacred Heart, 84% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	107
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Education	149

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors	660	$84,030

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
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