Accounting at Sacred Heart University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting 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 8,958. In 2019, 81 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Sacred Heart.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Sacred Heart Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Sacred Heart is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	106
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	137
Most Popular Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	137
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	153
Best Accounting Schools	170
Most Popular Accounting Schools	185
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused Accounting Schools	306
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345

In 2019, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Sacred Heart. This makes it the #150 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Sacred Heart since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Sacred Heart Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Sacred Heart, 72% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sacred Heart also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Credit Analysts	1,110	$93,970
Budget Analysts	1,050	$82,880
Business Professors	990	$95,670
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	920	$84,990

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.