Teaching English or French at Fairfield University

If you are interested in studying teaching English or French, you may want to check out the program at Fairfield University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Teaching English or French section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U Teaching English or French Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English or French

Fairfield U Teaching English or French Rankings

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.

English or French Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Teaching English or French Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 English or French majors earned their master's degree from Fairfield U. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in English or French each year. Fairfield U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the English or French master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Teaching English or French

Teaching English or French majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That English or French Grads May Go Into

A degree in English or French 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
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Kindergarten Teachers	1,450	$77,220

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.