General Public Health at Fairfield University

If you plan to study general public health, take a look at what Fairfield University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in general public health from Fairfield U.

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

Fairfield U General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health

Fairfield U General Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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
	14
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	41
Best General Public Health Schools	53
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused General Public Health Schools	206
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	238
Best Value General Public Health Schools	318

General Public Health Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Public Health from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fairfield U also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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.