Business Administration & Management at Fairmont State University

If you plan to study business administration and management, take a look at what Fairmont State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and approximately 3,848 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Fairmont State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration 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 business administration major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	453
	466
	730
	837
	878
	924
	929
	930
	971
	977
	1,137
	1,164
	1,353
	1,497
	1,570

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Fairmont State. This makes it the #924 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Fairmont State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairmont State is $31,631. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fairmont State, about 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	70
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fairmont State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 business administration majors earned their master's degree from Fairmont State. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Fairmont State, 79% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

The following business administration concentations are available at Fairmont State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairmont State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	103

Related Majors

• Accounting

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Retail Sales Supervisors	7,200	$35,120
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	3,280	$60,650
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	3,060	$66,010

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.