Finance at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. Of the 463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 2021, 165 of them were finance majors.

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

Fairfield U Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Fairfield U Finance Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
	6
	7
	34
	34
	75
	97
	154
	154
	465

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in finance from Fairfield U. This is the #154 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	134
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Personal Financial Advisors	4,470	$131,280
Loan Officers	2,480	$91,730

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.