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Physics at Fairfield University

If you plan to study physics, 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 approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Fairfield U.

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

Fairfield U Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Fairfield U Physics Rankings

The physics major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from Fairfield U. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors 210 $85,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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