Health Professions at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Fairfield U Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Fairfield U Health Professions Rankings

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #388 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Fairfield U. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Fairfield U, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairfield University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	54
Mental & Social Health Services	41

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	31,400	$81,220
Personal Care Aides	26,360	$27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,510	$66,800
Nursing Assistants	22,150	$33,390
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500

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

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