Graduate Programs at Fairmont State University

Graduate School Overview

Fairmont State University (referred to as Fairmont State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fairmont, WV.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1947 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Fairmont State Directory Information
School Name	Fairmont State University (Fairmont State)
Address	1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470
Phone	304-367-4000
Web	https://www.fairmontstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.fairmontstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.fairmontstate.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Fairmont State is $9,744 for West Virginia residents and $20,860 for out-of-state students. The school has 301 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,498 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,860 $9,744 for West Virginia Residents
Student Population	301
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Fairmont State is $9,744 for West Virginia residents and $20,860 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $511 for West Virginia residents and $1,111 for out-of-state students.

Fairmont State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Residents	$9,744
Out-of-State	$20,860
Tuition per Credit Hour
West Virginia Residents	$511
Out-of-State	$1,111

Fairmont State offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Fairmont State University is $9,744 for West Virginia residents and $20,860 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	West Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,556	$2,106	$15,036	$3,508
2019-2020	$7,072	$1,850	$17,038	$2,062
2020-2021	$7,072	$1,850	$17,038	$2,062
2021-2022	$5,946	$1,946	$14,992	$2,158
2022-2023	$7,474	$1,986	$18,054	$2,198
2023-2024	$7,758	$1,986	$18,662	$2,198

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fairmont State is average compared to public graduate schools in West Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the West Virginia graduate tuition is $18,337 (public) / $12,797 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Fairmont State University	$9,744	$20,860
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
West Virginia Graduate Schools	$11,337	$15,027
Public	$10,113	$18,337
Private	$12,797

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,486 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fairmont State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 12.18% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,486. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.18% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,004	$2,000	$9,004	$2,000
2019-2020	$9,730	$2,000	$9,730	$2,000
2020-2021	$9,730	$2,000	$9,730	$2,000
2021-2022	$10,022	$2,000	$10,022	$2,000
2022-2023	$10,022	$2,000	$10,022	$2,000
2023-2024	$11,486	$2,000	$11,486	$2,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $526 for West Virginia residents and $1,144 for other students at Fairmont State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$361	$773
2019-2020	$483	$1,048
2020-2021	$483	$1,048
2021-2022	$487	$1,058
2022-2023	$511	$1,111
2023-2024	$526	$1,144

Graduate Programs at Fairmont State

Fairmont State University offers 9 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 118 students have completed their study at Fairmont State University.

Offered Degrees at Fairmont State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	4	97
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Post Master's Degree	1	1	21
Total	9	6	118

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Fairmont State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching program with 57 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fairmont State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	21	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fairmont State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	57	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	16	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	11	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Architecture	✕	3	-

Fairmont State University offers 9 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 118 students have completed their graduate studies.

97 students have earned/completed Master's program.
21 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Architecture	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	60 completers	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	57	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	11	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
National Security Policy Studies	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	16	-
	Total	97

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	21

Graduate Student Population at Fairmont State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 301 students enrolled into Fairmont State University graduate schools where it has total 3,498 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 101 full-time and 200 part-time graduate students. By gender, 101 male and 200 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	301	101	200
Full-time	101	45	56
Part-tme	200	56	144

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 255 White (84.72%), 16 Black/African American (5.32%), 6 Hispanic (1.99%), 3 Asian (1.00%), and 21 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	301	101	200
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	3	2	1
Black/African American	16	8	8
Hispanic	6	4	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	255	79	176
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	18	7	11
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Fairmont State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 211 graduate students (70.10% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 72 graduate students (23.92% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	301
Enrolled Online Exclusively	211
Enrolled Some Online Courses	72
Not in Online Courses	18

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Fairmont State University. 100 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.22% of total students), 15 students are aged above 50 (4.98%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Fairmont State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	301	101	200
Age 20-21	10	2	8
Age 22-24	90	43	47
Age 25-29	60	21	39
Age 30-34	36	11	25
Age 35-39	25	6	19
Age 40-49	65	12	53
Age 50-64	15	6	9

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