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Economics at Sacred Heart University

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Economics at Sacred Heart University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Sacred Heart University stacks up to those at other schools.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313. Of the 1,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sacred Heart University in 2021, 25 of them were economics majors.

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

Sacred Heart Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Sacred Heart Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Sacred Heart compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type Rank
206
Best Economics Schools 329
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 374
Best Value Economics Schools 492

Earnings of Sacred Heart Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart is $49,251. This is 7% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Economics Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Sacred Heart awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Sacred Heart also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Survey Researchers 310 $51,740
Economics Professors 240 $98,870
Economists 140 $95,450

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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