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

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Sacred Heart does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Public Administration Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from Sacred Heart in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were 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 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Sacred Heart, 55% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Social Work

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.