History at Fairmont State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Fairmont State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,848. Of the 695 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairmont State University in 2021, 18 of them were history majors.

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

Fairmont State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Fairmont State History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Fairmont State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 History Schools	251

History Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Fairmont State. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Managers	1,880	$77,290
History Professors	270	$47,280

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 User:Scochran4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.