Psychology at Fairmont State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Fairmont State Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	642
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	643
Best Value Psychology Schools	774
Most Popular Psychology Schools	897
Most Focused Psychology Schools	919
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,022

Psychology Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fairmont State. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairmont State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	45

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	670	$59,200
Psychology Professors	170	$68,470
Psychologists	130	$82,970

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.