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Economics at Fairfield University

Economics at Fairfield University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Fairfield University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Fairfield U Economics Rankings

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

Economics Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Economics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 42
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics 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 Economics 21

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Survey Researchers 310 $51,740
Economics Professors 240 $98,870
Economists 140 $95,450

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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