Nursing at Fairfield University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Fairfield University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. In 2021, 188 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairfield U.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Fairfield U Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Fairfield U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	46
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
	83
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
	113
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Nursing Schools	178
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	189
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
	265
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Most Popular Nursing Schools	305
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	387
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Nursing Schools	524
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	865
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,480

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Fairfield U. This makes it the #414 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Fairfield U Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairfield U is $76,774. This is 22% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 188 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 86% 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	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	161
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Fairfield U Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 16 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fairfield U, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Fairfield U, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fairfield U also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Fairfield University. 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
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

• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services

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.