Psychology at Sacred Heart University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Sacred Heart Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Sacred Heart Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Sacred Heart, 73% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology	121
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13
Other Psychology	13

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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
• Image Credit: By Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

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