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Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University

Communication & Media Studies at Sacred Heart University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Sacred Heart University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

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 Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

45% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of communications master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Sacred Heart, 65% 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 communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Sacred Heart University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sacred Heart University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 23

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists 1,780 $73,600
Editors 950 $71,260
Writers and Authors 560 $78,440
Radio and Television Announcers 390 $42,320
Communications Professors 270 $83,720

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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