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Criminal Justice Studies at Sacred Heart University

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Sacred Heart University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sacred Heart University sits in Fairfield, CT.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 57 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Sacred Heart University.

Online Class Availability at Sacred Heart University

Many students take online classes at Sacred Heart University. Of 11,022 students, 1,311 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,753 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Sacred Heart University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Sacred Heart University are 67% women (38) and 33% men (19).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Sacred Heart University

Among the 57 bachelor’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Sacred Heart University, 67% were women (38) and 33% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Sacred Heart University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 21% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Sacred Heart University, below the national average of 55%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice Studies program at Sacred Heart University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.