Nursing at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year.

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

Fairfield U Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Fairfield U Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Fairfield U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	155
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Fairfield U Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Fairfield U, 53% were white. This is typical 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Registered Nursing	194
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	19
Nurse Anesthetist	16
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	6
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	4
Nursing Practice	3

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Nurse Practitioners	2,340	$118,020
Nurse Anesthetists	650	$190,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	630	$101,760

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.