Public Administration at Fairfield University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Fairfield University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

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 Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Fairfield U Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Fairfield U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,040	$73,560
Chief Executives	1,400	$210,650
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,250	$116,730

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.