Education at Fairmont State University

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

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,848. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Fairmont State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Fairmont State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Fairmont State Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Fairmont State. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Fairmont State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairmont State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	55
Educational Administration	6

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
Teacher Assistants	4,040	$24,940
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,920	$42,400

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.