Mathematics at Fairfield University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Fairfield University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 2021, 19 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Fairfield U Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Fairfield U Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	194
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	275
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	283

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in math from Fairfield U. This makes it the #194 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Math Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in math from Fairfield U. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Fairfield U since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Fairfield U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fairfield U Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in math from Fairfield U in 2021, 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 math.

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

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

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Mathematical Science Professors	520	$80,500
Statisticians	490	$101,820

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.