Accounting at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Sacred Heart University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

Sacred Heart Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Sacred Heart offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Sacred Heart. About 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Sacred Heart, 89% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17,520	$47,890
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,820	$53,010

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.