Information Science at Fairmont State University

If you plan to study information science, 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 has a total student population of 3,848. In 2021, 18 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Fairmont State.

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

Fairmont State Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Fairmont State Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Fairmont State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
	108
Most Focused Information Science Schools	111
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Popular Information Science Schools	142
Best Value Information Science Schools	149
	176
Best Information Science Schools	202

Earnings of Fairmont State IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fairmont State is $44,049. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Fairmont State

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

Fairmont State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from Fairmont State in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following IS concentations are available at Fairmont State University. 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
General Information Science	18

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430
Systems Software Developers	420	$100,170
Computer Science Professors	360	$61,990
Computer and Information Research Scientists	50	$77,580

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.