Graduate Programs | Fairmont State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Fairmont State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $9,744 and $20,860 for non-West Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $526 for West Virginia residents and $1,144 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,758	$18,662
Fees	$1,986	$2,198
Cost per Credit	$526	$1,144
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$11,486 (On-Campus) / $11,486 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,000 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,230	$35,346
Off-Campus Total	$24,230	$35,346

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,922	$8,922	$7,892	$9,460	$9,744
Out-of-State	$19,100	$19,100	$17,150	$20,252	$20,860

Graduate Program Overview

Fairmont State University is a four-years, public school located in Fairmont, West Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,744 for West Virginia residents and $20,860 for out-of-state students.

It offers nine (9) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Fairmont State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV
Graduate School Students	289 students 211 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$9,744 Out-of-State$20,860
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 9 Graduate Programs 7 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Fairmont State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 9 major areas - 7 Master's (4 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'(1 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	97	-	-	21
Men	32	-	-	7
Women	65	-	-	14

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Architecture	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
National Security Policy Studies	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21^ONLINE

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,562 students enrolled in Fairmont State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 289 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 95 male and 194 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 95 full-time and 194 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 211 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 72 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	289
Men Students	95
Women Students	194

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	289
Full-time Students	95
Part-time Students	194

By race/ethnicity 260 White, 6 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Fairmont State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	289
Black	6
Hispanic	12
White	260
Two or more races	4
Un-Known	2

10 students are younger than 22 and 80 students are older than 65. The school has 150 students aged between 22 and 30 and 61 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	289
21 & Under	10
22-24	90
25-29	60
30-34	36
35-39	25
40 & Over	80

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fairmont State University, 211 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 72 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	301
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	211
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	72
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	18

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	211
West Virginia Resident	191
Other State In U.S.	20
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Fairmont State University