Child Development & Psychology at Sacred Heart University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at SHU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #2 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available at SHU

The table below lists every degree level offered in child development & psychology at SHU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	136

SHU Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Sacred Heart University conferred 136 bachelor’s degrees in child development & psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

SHU holds a strong position among schools offering child development & psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut	2
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut	6
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	25
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160

SHU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$50,404 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$44,960	$50,084
Fees	$320	$320

Learn more about SHU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of child development & psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The largest share of child development & psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at SHU were White. Approximately 74% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a bachelor’s in child development & psychology.

Ethnic diversity of Child Development & Psychology majors at Sacred Heart University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	5

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (Bachelor’s)

SHU conferred 136 bachelor’s degrees in research and experimental psychology, other in the latest year of data — 85% to women and 15% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (74%).

Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut — #2
Best Value Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut — #2
Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #3
Best Value Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #10
Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #16

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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