Student Counseling at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513.

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

Fairfield U Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

Fairfield U Student Counseling Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Student Counseling Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Student Counseling Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in student counseling from Fairfield U in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a student counseling master's degree from Fairfield U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

If you plan to be a student counseling major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairfield University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	9

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling 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
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,700	$65,510

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.