General Computer & Information Sciences at Fairfield University

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what Fairfield University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 2021, 23 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Fairfield U General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Fairfield U General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Fairfield U performed in these rankings.

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 computer and information sciences major at Fairfield U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	358
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	445

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Fairfield U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Fairfield University.

Fairfield U General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from Fairfield U in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Systems Analysts	6,860	$94,530
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,890	$93,230
Computer Workers	1,700	$100,340
Computer Network Architects	1,350	$122,200

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.