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title: Sacred Heart University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Fairfield, CT
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $75,059 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $52,706 – $106,588 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,860 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 73% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $69,289 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,059 | derived |

**73% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,860 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,665 to $94,278 across 29 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $94,278 | $32,406 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $79,954 | $31,170 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,350 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $73,676 | $31,434 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $71,605 | $61,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $69,263 | $42,460 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $68,919 | $20,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $67,979 | $20,563 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $56,400 | $18,492 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,521 | $26,191 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,445 | $62,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,788 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, Other. | Master's Degree | $50,754 | $34,167 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $49,333 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,251 | $20,800 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $47,362 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,502 | $25,531 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $46,171 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,044 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,903 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,516 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $36,668 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,637 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,102 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,831 | $26,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,616 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,633 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,073 | $23,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,665 | $24,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Sacred Heart University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?130253

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