Which Fairmont State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates leave with a median of $22,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 Fairmont State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Fairmont State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,708 a year, and $18,924 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,032 a year.

How many Fairmont State programs report graduate pay?

15 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Fairmont State report first-year pay, and 13 of them also report federal debt.

Fairmont State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Fairmont State University
Public university
Fairmont, WV
2,590 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

15 Fairmont State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($77,962), and Psychology the least ($29,307). The median program pays $36,179. Fairmont State also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,708Per year. Out-of-state $18,924

Average net price after aid$9,032Per year

Graduation rate44%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 15 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in West Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across West Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in West Virginia
1	NursingAbout 39 graduates a year	$77,962	$85,013	$33,625	2nd of 9
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$64,975	Not reported	$24,500	3rd of 5
3	Civil Engineering TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$57,570	$76,954	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$54,410	$81,681	$25,000	1st of 2
5	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$48,423	$99,003	$26,307	2nd of 2
6	AccountingAbout 5 graduates a year	$47,630	$56,376	Not reported	3rd of 5
7	EducationAbout 39 graduates a year	$40,931	$46,061	$22,760	1st of 1
8	Criminal JusticeAbout 54 graduates a year	$36,179	$50,877	$25,557	3rd of 7
9	International RelationsAbout 36 graduates a year	$35,925	Not reported	$24,250	2nd of 2
10	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year	$35,741	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
11	Political ScienceAbout 34 graduates a year	$34,992	Not reported	$25,878	2nd of 3
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,815	$44,626	$30,939	5th of 11
13	Business AdministrationAbout 58 graduates a year	$33,767	$51,130	$26,000	11th of 13
14	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year	$30,833	$46,014	$22,000	2nd of 7
15	PsychologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$29,307	$39,548	$26,000	4th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and West Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five West Virginia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in West Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across West Virginia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in West Virginia
NursingAbout 140 graduates a year	$69,582	$72,166	$31,000	2nd of 10

Program names link to the program's own page, and West Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$77,962
Computer and Information Science$64,975
Civil Engineering Technology$57,570
Mechanical Engineering Technology$54,410
Quality Control and Safety Technology$48,423

Lowest median debt

Kinesiology and Exercise Science$22,000
Education$22,760
International Relations$24,250
Computer and Information Science$24,500
Mechanical Engineering Technology$25,000

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 58 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 54 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year
NursingAbout 39 graduates a year
EducationAbout 39 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $77,962 in their first year, the most of 15 Fairmont State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of West Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels