General Education at Fairfield University

If you plan to study general education, 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.

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

Fairfield U General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Fairfield U General Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U General Education Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Fairfield U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Fairfield U, 83% were white. This is above average 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors	660	$84,030

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.