Top 2020 Rankings For Fairfield University
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All 2020 Rankings For Fairfield University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 147 of 1727 |
| New England | 30 of 140 |
| Connecticut | 6 of 20 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 53 of 130 |
| Connecticut | 7 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 58 of 130 |
| Connecticut | 9 of 19 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 721 of 1483 |
| New England | 54 of 130 |
| Connecticut | 7 of 19 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 978 of 2179 |
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| Location | 464 of 2183 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 14 of 182 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 250 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 262 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 548 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 154 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 472 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 845 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 850 |
| Best Value | 320 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 270 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 1930 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 619 |
| Best Value | 241 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 744 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 725 of 1667 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 97 of 662 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 417 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | 113 of 373 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 373 |
Management Information Systems
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| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 201 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 415 |
| Best Value | 176 of 402 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 763 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 761 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 448 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 600 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 259 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 113 of 1210 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 713 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 523 |
| Best Value | 227 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 1022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 600 |
Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 183 of 824 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 451 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 354 |
Computer Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 274 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 601 |
| Best Value | 268 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 197 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 621 |
| Best Value | 248 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 207 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 118 of 653 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 401 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 643 of 1665 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 687 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 519 |
| Best Value | 211 of 500 |
| Most Popular | 398 of 1126 |
| Most Focused | 495 of 1126 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 507 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 196 of 547 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 595 of 1247 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 579 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 595 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 822 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 351 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 149 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 406 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 456 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 363 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 114 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 239 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 260 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 96 of 229 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 163 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 111 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 96 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 835 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 516 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 141 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 840 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 471 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 670 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 445 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 497 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 174 of 873 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 310 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 536 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 138 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 202 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 321 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 1081 |
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Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 687 |
Sociology & Anthropology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 284 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 683 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 136 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 658 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 789 of 1751 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 68 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 624 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 217 of 748 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 390 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 416 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 240 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 521 |
Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 180 of 601 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 621 |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 523 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 215 of 476 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 411 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 180 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 292 of 589 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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International Quality
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| OVERALL | 177 of 1240 |
| Canada | 205 of 690 |
| China | 238 of 847 |
| India | 104 of 664 |
| United Kingdom | 133 of 560 |
| Vietnam | 165 of 511 |
International Value
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