| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,740. It offers eighty-six (86) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Fairfield University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT |
| Graduate School Students | 1,223 students 162 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $20,740 |
| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 86 Graduate Programs 50 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 30 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Fairfield University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $20,740 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $982.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,625 | |
| Fees | $115 | |
| Cost per Credit | $982 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,175 | |
| Room & Board | $17,400 (On-Campus) / $17,500 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,005 (On-Campus) / $2,005 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $41,320 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $41,420 | |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $18,890 | $19,267 | $19,498 | $20,149 | $20,740 |
Fairfield University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 86 major areas - 50 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's, 24 Post-Master's. 520 students have been conferred Master's degree and 48 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 520 | 48 | - | 20 |
| Men | 235 | 10 | - | 2 |
| Women | 285 | 38 | - | 18 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | |||
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | |||
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Reading Teacher Education | 7 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Education (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Software Engineering | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Industrial Engineering | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Financial Mathematics | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Science, General | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Analytics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| School Psychology | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Design | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Office Management/Administration | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Practice | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 5 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Accounting | 61 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Finance | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business Statistics | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Taxation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | |
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | 2 | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | |
| Education (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | |||
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | |||
| Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Taxation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 567 full-time and 656 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 162 students enrolled through online exclusively and 221 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 793 White, 74 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Fairfield University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
27 grad students are younger than 22 and 257 students are older than 65. It has 697 students aged between 22 and 30 and 281 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 1,223 |
|---|---|
| Men | 405 |
| Women | 818 |
| Total | 1,223 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 567 |
| Part-time Students | 656 |
| Total | 1,223 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 1 |
| Asian | 46 |
| Black | 74 |
| Hispanic | 130 |
| White | 793 |
| Two or more races | 13 |
| Un-Known | 76 |
| Total | 1,223 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 27 |
| 22-24 | 418 |
| 25-29 | 279 |
| 30-34 | 174 |
| 35-39 | 107 |
| 40 & Over | 257 |
At Fairfield University graduate schools, 162 students enrolled online exclusively and 221 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,262 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 162 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 221 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 879 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 162 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut Resident | 105 |
| Other State In U.S. | 57 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |