Sociology at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Fairfield U.

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

Fairfield U Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Fairfield U Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 sociology major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
	181
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615

Sociology Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology & Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Sociology Professors	200	$82,570

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.