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Mental Health Counseling at Fairfield University

If you plan to study Mental Health Counseling, consider the program at Fairfield University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairfield University sits in Fairfield, CT.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 22 mental health counseling degrees were awarded at Fairfield University.

Online & Distance Learning at Fairfield University

Online coursework is an option at Fairfield University. Of 6,864 students, 556 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,393 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Mental Health Counseling graduates at Fairfield University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Mental Health Counseling graduates at Fairfield University are 82% women (18) and 18% men (4).

Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program at Fairfield University

Of the 22 master’s mental health counseling graduates at Fairfield University, 82% were women (18) and 18% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Mental Health Counseling master’s degree recipients at Fairfield University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Black / African American	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 5% of Mental Health Counseling master’s degree recipients at Fairfield University, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Mental Health Counseling Graduates

Those who complete Mental Health Counseling program at Fairfield University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Mental Health Counseling majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Mental Health Counselors	$72,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.