Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Fairfield University
If you plan to study psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, 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 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Fairfield U Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Fairfield U Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings
There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychiatric/mental health nursing, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at Fairfield U
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health nursing majors at Fairfield University.
Fairfield U Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program
In the psychiatric/mental health nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairfield University with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
- Nursing Practice
- Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
- Registered Nursing
Careers That Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 31,400 | $81,220 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 2,340 | $118,020 |
| Nursing Instructors and Professors | 630 | $101,760 |
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.
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