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Criminal Justice Studies at Fairmont State University

If you plan to study Criminal Justice Studies, you may want to check out the program at Fairmont State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairmont State University is in Fairmont, WV.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 87 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Fairmont State University.

Online Class Availability at Fairmont State University

Many students take online classes at Fairmont State University. Among 3,305 students, 835 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,462 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Fairmont State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Fairmont State University are 37% women (32) and 63% men (55).

Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program at Fairmont State University

Among the 40 bachelor’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Fairmont State University, 50% were women (20) and 50% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Fairmont State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	38
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 2% of Criminal Justice Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Fairmont State University, below the national average of 55%.*

Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program at Fairmont State University

Of the 9 master’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Fairmont State University, 67% were women (6) and 33% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Fairmont State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Black / African American	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Criminal Justice Studies master’s degree recipients at Fairmont State University, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Fairmont State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.