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Health Professions at Sacred Heart University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Sacred Heart University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Health Professions Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Sacred Heart Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 97 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #250 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Health Professions Associate’s Program

87% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Sacred Heart are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Sacred Heart Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	302
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Sacred Heart Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	209
International Students	120
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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
Nursing	499
Allied Health Professions	281
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	128
Communication Sciences	36
Medical Illustration & Informatics	27
Public Health	9

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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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