Finance at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,273. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Fairfield U.

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

Fairfield U Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Fairfield U Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance 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 finance major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Finance Schools	11
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Finance Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Focused Finance Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Best Finance Schools	26
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Popular Finance Schools	112
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2019, 0 student received their master’s degree in finance from Fairfield U. This is the #152 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 147 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Fairfield U in 2019, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	127
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fairfield U also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Personal Financial Advisors	4,470	$131,280
Loan Officers	2,480	$91,730

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.