Chemistry at Fairmont State University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, 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 approximately 3,848 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Fairmont State Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry 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 chemistry major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	646
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	706
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	797

Chemistry Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Fairmont State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Chemists	510	$66,040
Chemistry Professors	150	$80,840
Forensic Science Technicians	130	$50,320

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.