Electrical Engineering at Fairfield University

If you plan to study electrical engineering, 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 2021, 6 EE 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 Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

Fairfield U Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at Fairfield U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 EE major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical Engineering. 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
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	106
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	203
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in EE from Fairfield U. This makes it the #204 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

EE Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from Fairfield U. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Fairfield U since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Fairfield U Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fairfield U, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Electrical Engineers	2,820	$98,310
Aerospace Engineers	1,130	$106,790
Electronics Engineers	1,000	$106,770
Engineers	940	$100,230

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.