International Relations & National Security at Fairmont State University

If you are interested in studying international relations and national security, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Fairmont State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in International Relations & National Security section at the bottom of this page.

Fairmont State International Relations & National Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

Fairmont State International Relations & National Security Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The international relations major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Relations & National Security. 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 International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value International Relations & Security Schools	91
Most Popular International Relations & Security Schools	106
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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in international relations from Fairmont State. This is the #102 most popular school for international relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Fairmont State International Relations Graduates

The median salary of international relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairmont State is $31,701. This is less than $35,647, which is the national average of all international relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

International Relations Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 international relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fairmont State. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Fairmont State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations 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 international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That International Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in international relations 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
Political Science Professors	90	$54,150

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.