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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairmont State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairmont State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, 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 2021, 64 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Fairmont State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

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 criminal justice major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. 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
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools 210
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 259
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 413
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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 565
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 712

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Fairmont State. This makes it the #163 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Fairmont State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairmont State is $29,253. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Fairmont State awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice 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 criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Fairmont State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 criminal justice majors earned their master's degree from Fairmont State. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Fairmont State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairmont State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Accountants and Auditors 3,840 $68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,460 $43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $36,960
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Managers 1,880 $77,290

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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