Seton Hill University

Yes, SHU is online. It offers accelerated bachelor's degrees with eight-week terms and six start dates throughout the year that can help you start and finish quickly. You can choose from majors such as allied health leadership, criminal justice, RN to BSN, and business administration. 

Online master's degrees include art therapy, information technology management, forensic accounting, nutrition, and dietetics. There are also accelerated MBA programs with concentrations, such as project management, that can be completed within a year.

Employers respect SHU's online degrees because SHU is an accredited university. Accreditation is important because it means a school routinely goes through an intensive review process that evaluates its financial practices and the quality of its academic programming. 

OnlineU only includes accredited online schools on its site. 

SHU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), a US Department of Education-recognized agency. 

SHU is known for its 98% career/grad school placement — higher than the 84% national average — and 99% career placement from graduate programs. Its Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) works with students, instructors, and employers to find internship opportunities, help develop career placement skills, and provide job placement services. CPDC continues to work with alumni long after graduation. Graduates often work for companies such as Amazon, PNC, Boeing, and Westinghouse.

SHU is also known for being an Apple Distinguished School. Apple reserves this designation for schools recognized for their educational excellence and leadership.

According to College Scorecard data supplied by the U.S. Department of Education, SHU's marketing, human resource management, and accounting degrees provide the highest earnings. Graduates in these fields earn median annual salaries of around $47,800, $46,500, and $44,200, respectively. All of these degrees are available online.

Additionally, OnlineU's proprietary Salary Score ranks colleges by how much their alumni earn compared to graduates with the same degree nationwide. SHU has a bachelor's degree Salary Score of 31 (out of 100) and 22 for its master's degrees. 

Getting into SHU is not very difficult. College Scorecard reveals that it accepts 79% of applicants. This is well above the national average that hovers around 60%, and it means that your chances of getting in are fairly high.

SHU's first-year student admissions requirements for its online programs are comparable to other colleges and generally include the following:

• A free online application
• Official high school transcripts or their equivalent 
• Official college transcripts, if transferring credits
• Military transcripts, if applicable
• Optional items for consideration include a college essay and letters of recommendation.
• Students with less than a cumulative GPA of 3.0, or who score lower than 165 in all GED levels, may need to submit entrance exam scores (determined on a case-by-case basis) 

Applying to college always requires planning to ensure you have enough time to get what you need to submit together. A SHU enrollment advisor can help you through the process.

If you're still deciding what's right for you, our list of the most popular online colleges offers additional options to explore.