General Education at Fairmont State University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general education program at Fairmont State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and approximately 3,848 students attend the school each year. Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairmont State University in 2021, 32 of them were general education majors.

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

Fairmont State General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Fairmont State General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education 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 general education major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. 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 General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
	151
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Most Focused General Education Schools	160
Most Popular General Education Schools	198
Best Value General Education Schools	300
Best General Education Schools	410
	414

General Education Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State General Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education 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 general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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
Education Professors	500	$56,050

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.