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Social Work at Sacred Heart University

Social Work at Sacred Heart University

If you are interested in studying social work, 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 approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

Sacred Heart Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Social Work Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Sacred Heart Social Work Master’s Program

92% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Sacred Heart, 54% were white. This is typical 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 72
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Social and Community Service Managers 3,040 $73,560
Healthcare Social Workers 2,110 $72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,850 $63,290
Social Workers 650 $65,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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