International Security at Fairmont State University

If you plan to study international security, take a look at what Fairmont State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and approximately 3,848 students attend the school each year.

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

Fairmont State International Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Security
• Master’s Degree in International Security

Online Classes Are Available at Fairmont State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Fairmont State does offer online courses in international security for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Fairmont State International Security Rankings

The international security major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International 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.

International Security Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State International Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of international security bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical international security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Fairmont State since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international security 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 security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fairmont State International Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of international security master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Of the students who received a international security master's degree from Fairmont State, 100% 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 international security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That International Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in international security 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.