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Fairfield University offers a variety of graduate certificate programs, both in-person and online, as an opportunity for students to further develop their professional abilities in their current field or enter a new industry.

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Arts and Sciences Certificates

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    Applied Statistics

    Fairfield’s Applied Statistics certificate program is designed for working professionals and graduate students interested in gaining a solid background in the fundamentals of statistics.

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    Creative Writing

    This year-long, 12-credit certificate program provides creative writers switch two semesters of rigorous graduate-level one-on-one mentorship to help them jumpstart or finish a book-length project.

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    Nonprofit Management

    Fairfield University’s certificate in non-profit management provides an opportunity for professionals interested in or already working in the non-profit sector to develop and refine the competencies needed to effectively manage and lead a financially stable, innovative, and impactful organization in today’s challenging economy.

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    Financial Mathematics

    The Financial Mathematics certificate program is designed for financial professionals looking for a command of the mathematics and theory underlying finance.

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    Interior Design

    Fairfield’s graduate certificate in interior design provides students with the necessary credentials, industry knowledge, and hands-on experience to develop a robust portfolio and earn their professional or residential certification in interior design.

Business Certificates

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    Business Intelligence or Business Analytics

    Learn how to utilize systems and derive insights that solve business problems in our innovative, stackable certificate programs — offered through our AACSB-accredited Dolan School of Business.

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    Business Essentials

    Fairfield Dolan’s Business Essentials Graduate Certificate is for students who have graduated with a bachelor’s degree in something other than business and would now like to gain basic business knowledge.

Education Certificates 

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    Classroom Technology Integration

    This online certificate program was created to help educators of all backgrounds develop a foundational understanding of technology integration in the classroom and how to apply it effectively.

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    Instructional Design

    In Fairfield’s Instructional Design program certificate, you’ll learn the fundamentals of instructional design and how to effectively deliver technology-based courses.

  • Queer and Trans Mental Health student talking to someone.

    Queer and Trans Mental Health

    Fairfield University offers a 9-credit certificate for mental health professionals to serve a diverse range of queer and trans youth and adults.

Engineering Certificates 

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    Cybersecurity

    Using hands-on training, Fairfield’s online Cybersecurity certificate program teaches students to take on the mindset of a hacker so they can always stay one step ahead in maintaining secure systems.