Sacred Heart University Online Learning

Online courses are an excellent option for busy students, and some - especially older students and those who work full-time - may even wish to get their entire degree online. Keep reading to find out more about your online learning opportunities at Sacred Heart University. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart offers 5 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 507 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Allied Health Professions	113
Criminal Justice & Corrections	52
General Psychology	121
Liberal Arts General Studies	8
Nursing	213

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Sacred Heart is $44,960. Part time students pay $650 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Sacred Heart tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at Sacred Heart

You can get an online master's degree in 9 different fields at Sacred Heart. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Accounting	36
Curriculum & Instruction	24
Human Resource Management	18
Medical Illustration & Informatics	27
Nursing	190
Other Psychology	13
Public Administration	11
Public Relations & Advertising	20
Social Work	88

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at Sacred Heart is $34,509. Part time graduate students pay $817 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Sacred Heart?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6,321 students took at least one online class at Sacred Heart University. Of these students, 4,465 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 17 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 1,839 were graduate students.

All Online Students at Sacred Heart

Of the 9,313 students at Sacred Heart University, 67.87% (6,321) took at least one class online. About 16.92% (1,576) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Sacred Heart University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	6,321	1,576
2018-2019	3,111	1,073
2017-2018	2,801	1,102
2016-2017	2,868	1,072
2015-2016	2,904	1,145

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Sacred Heart

In 2019-2020, 6,356 undergraduate students attended Sacred Heart University. Of these students 70.25% (4,465) took at least one class online. 4.25% (270) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Sacred Heart University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	4,465	270
2018-2019	1,991	154
2017-2018	1,769	213
2016-2017	1,904	255
2015-2016	1,768	265

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Sacred Heart

Of the 61 undergraduate non-seekers at Sacred Heart University, 27.87% (17) took at least one class online. About 18.03% (11) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Sacred Heart University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	17	11
2018-2019	11	9
2017-2018	27	26
2016-2017	54	52
2015-2016	50	47

Online Graduate Students at Sacred Heart

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 2,896 graduate students attended Sacred Heart University, and 63.50% (1,839) were enrolled in at least one online class. 44.72% (1,295) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Sacred Heart University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,839	1,295
2018-2019	1,109	910
2017-2018	1,005	1,295
2016-2017	910	765
2015-2016	1,086	833