Philosophy at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 2021, 5 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Fairfield U Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Fairfield U Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Philosophy Schools	424

Philosophy Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy 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 philosophy.

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

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Mathematical Science Professors	520	$80,500
Philosophy and Religion Professors	470	$74,880

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.