Public Administration at Sacred Heart University

If you are interested in studying public administration, 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 Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Sacred Heart Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Public Administration Master’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Sacred Heart, 63% 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 public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at Sacred Heart University. 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
Public Administration	11

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,040	$73,560
Chief Executives	1,400	$210,650
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,250	$116,730

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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