by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Fairmont State University took the #1069 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia, Fairmont State came in at #11.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 72.4% of the total graduate students at Fairmont State are women and 27.6% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 5.1% of the graduate student population at Fairmont State. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Fairmont State. Around 0.7% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,946 | $14,992 |
| Fees | $1,946 | $2,158 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Fairmont State is $40,813. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 30% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Fairmont State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470 |
| Phone: | 304-367-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.fairmontstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FairmontState |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/fairmontstate |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95.5% of the graduate students at Fairmont State took at least one online course. Roughly 79.9% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 14 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 |
| General Architecture | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 55 |
Footnotes
*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.
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