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Health Professions at Sacred Heart University

Health Professions at Sacred Heart University

If you plan to study health professions, 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.

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

Sacred Heart Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Sacred Heart Health Professions Rankings

There were 97 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #250 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 209
International Students 120
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sacred Heart University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 219
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 128
Allied Health Professions 44
Communication Sciences 36
Medical Illustration & Informatics 27
Public Health 9

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Personal Care Aides 26,360 $27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 25,510 $66,800
Nursing Assistants 22,150 $33,390
Software Applications Developers 11,540 $105,500

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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