I have a co-worker who went to Fairfield, she’s from that area. She teaches high school history. She enjoyed her time there and thought it was worth it. That said, she had wealthy grandparents who paid for college and she could’ve gone to any school. Cost was not a factor.
The son of a college friend of mine went. He is from Long Island. He had some debt, but not a ton. It was enough debt where if he had gone to a public university debt-free, he would’ve had more discretionary income right out of school and so on. He loved his time there, but he said it probably wasn’t quite worth the debt. That said, he paid off his loans and is doing well.
As far as I know, our school hasn’t sent any graduates to Fairfield. It doesn’t seem like the kind of school one would come from across the country to attend. But I could be wrong.
I don’t know enough about the other schools to offer any feedback on them.