Fairfield University Graduate Programs

Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Fairfield U is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Fairfield University?

Contact details for Fairfield U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Phone:	203-254-4000
Website:	fairfield.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldUniversity?utm_source=fairfieldsite&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=int_footer_social%3B

Fairfield University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,223 graduate students at Fairfield U, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fairfield University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	46
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	793
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Fairfield University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at Fairfield U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Fairfield University

In 2022-2023, 1,243 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fairfield U has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Fairfield U majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	14%
Visual & Performing Arts	14%

Fairfield University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	106	0	106
Nursing	0	29	38	67
Accounting	0	58	0	58
Mental & Social Health Services	0	57	0	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	44	0	44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13	16	0	29
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	20	0	20
Computer Engineering	0	17	0	17
Applied Mathematics	0	16	0	16
Special Education	6	8	0	14
Teaching English or French	0	14	0	14
Data Science	0	14	0	14
Mechanical Engineering	0	13	0	13
Data Analytics	0	13	0	13
Writing Studies	0	12	0	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	8	0	10
Public Administration	0	9	0	9
Design & Applied Arts	0	8	0	8
Student Counseling	0	7	0	7
Industrial Engineering	0	5	0	5
Mathematics	0	4	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	3
Information Technology	0	3	0	3
Instructional Media Design	1	1	0	2
General Education	0	1	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	1	0	1
Electrical Engineering	0	1	0	1
Area Studies	0	1	0	1
Human Development & Family Studies	0	1	0	1
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	1	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Sociology & Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	22	491	39	552

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
• Image Credit: By Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.