Liberal Arts General Studies at Fairfield University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at Fairfield University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year.

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

Fairfield U Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Fairfield U Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Fairfield U since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairfield University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Studies	8
Individualized Studies	1

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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.