Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 5,513 students enrolled at Fairfield University, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,139. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.