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General Education at Fairmont State University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Fairmont State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,848. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State General Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Fairmont State General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Fairmont State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 education major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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 Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
151
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 154

How Much Do Education Graduates from Fairmont State Make?

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairmont State is $32,334. This is less than $33,820, which is the national average of all education majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Education Student Demographics at Fairmont State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Fairmont State University.

Fairmont State General Education Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Fairmont State awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

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About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Fairmont State 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 Fairmont State University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Fairmont State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Fairmont State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Education Professors 500 $56,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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