Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Sacred Heart University supports 9,313 students, and 139 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 82 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,785. During this same period, 35 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.