Education at Fairfield University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Fairfield University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Fairfield U

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Fairfield U offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Fairfield U Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Fairfield U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Fairfield University.

Fairfield U Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a master's degree in education from Fairfield U. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Fairfield U, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairfield University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairfield University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	35
Special Education	13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10
Instructional Media Design	9
Student Counseling	9
Teaching English or French	7
General Education	6
Multilingual Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Teacher Assistants	22,930	$34,650
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.