Graduate Programs at Fairfield University

Graduate School Overview

Fairfield University (referred to as Fairfield) is a Private, 4 years school located in Fairfield, CT. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

Fairfield Directory Information
School Name	Fairfield University (Fairfield)
Address	1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Phone	203-254-4000
Web	https://fairfield.edu
Online Application	https://commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://fairfield.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid-and-tuition

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Fairfield University is $20,149 in average. The school has 1,223 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,826 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 129 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,149
Student Population	1,223
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	129 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Fairfield University is $20,149 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $954.

Fairfield University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Fairfield University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Fairfield University is $20,149. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.34% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$17,325	$90
2019-2020	$18,795	$95
2020-2021	$19,152	$115
2021-2022	$19,383	$115
2022-2023	$20,034	$115

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fairfield is average compared to private graduate schools in Connecticut. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Connecticut graduate tuition is $24,827 (public) / $21,901 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Fairfield University	$20,149
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Connecticut Graduate Schools	$16,717	$21,217
Public	$14,560	$24,827
Private	$21,901

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,480 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fairfield University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,480. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.59% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,710	$1,730	$14,710	$1,730
2019-2020	$15,150	$1,730	$14,710	$1,730
2020-2021	$15,610	$1,730	$15,025	$1,730
2021-2022	$16,110	$1,730	$16,110	$1,730
2022-2023	$16,750	$1,730	$16,750	$1,730

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $954 at Fairfield University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.36% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$825
2019-2020	$895
2020-2021	$912
2021-2022	$923
2022-2023	$954

Graduate Programs at Fairfield

Fairfield University offers 77 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 451 students have completed their study at Fairfield University.

Offered Degrees at Fairfield University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	42	3	391
Doctor's degree - other	5	0	38
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	0	0
Post Master's Degree	24	2	22
Total	77	5	451

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Fairfield University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Reading Teacher Education program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Accounting program with 66 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fairfield University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Reading Teacher Education	✕	14	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fairfield University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Accounting	✕	66	$63,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	52	-
Accounting	✕	48	$63,900
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	31	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	27	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Fairfield University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	17	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	16	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	13	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	12	-
Nursing Practice	✕	8	-

Fairfield University offers 77 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 451 students have completed their graduate studies.

391 students have earned/completed Master's program.
38 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
22 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	80 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	9	$48,400
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	6	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	5	-
Computer Engineering (other)	✕	8	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	7	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	8	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Creative Writing	✔	24	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	20	-
Psychology [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	9	-
School Psychology	✕	15	-
Psychology (other)	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	11	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	17	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	6	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	134 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	52	-
Accounting	✕	66	$63,900
Finance	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	15	-
Business Statistics	✕	1	-
Taxation	✕	0	-
	Total	391

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	16	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	12	-
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	✕	4	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
	Total	38

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	10 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	0	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✕	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
Taxation	✕	0	-
	Total	22

Graduate Student Population at Fairfield

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,223 students enrolled into Fairfield University graduate schools where it has total 5,826 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 567 full-time and 656 part-time graduate students. By gender, 405 male and 818 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,223	405	818
Full-time	567	210	357
Part-tme	656	195	461

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 793 White (64.84%), 74 Black/African American (6.05%), 130 Hispanic (10.63%), 46 Asian (3.76%), and 180 students with other races. 90 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,223	405	818
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	46	17	29
Black/African American	74	13	61
Hispanic	130	41	89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	793	256	537
Two More	13	7	6
Un-Known	76	28	48
Non-resident Alien	90	43	47

Fairfield University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 241 graduate students (19.71% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 336 graduate students (27.47% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,223
Enrolled Online Exclusively	241
Enrolled Some Online Courses	336
Not in Online Courses	646

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Fairfield University. 433 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.40% of total students), 96 students are aged above 50 (7.85%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Fairfield University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,223	405	818
Age 20-21	23	11	12
Age 22-24	410	159	251
Age 25-29	279	89	190
Age 30-34	175	65	110
Age 35-39	103	37	66
Age 40-49	137	29	108
Age 50-64	86	12	74
Over 64	10	3	7

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