Criminal Justice at Sacred Heart University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Sacred Heart University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice 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 Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Sacred Heart Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Criminal Justice Master’s Program

40% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Sacred Heart, 100% 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 criminal justice.

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

Criminal Justice Studies

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,900	$97,700

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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