Health & Medical Administrative Services at Fairmont State University

What traits are you looking for in a health and medical administrative services school? To help you decide if Fairmont State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health and medical administrative services program.

Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,848.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

Fairmont State Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at Fairmont State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Fairmont State does offer online courses in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels:

Fairmont State Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services 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 health and medical administrative services major at Fairmont State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. 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 Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	156
	177
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	193
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	311
Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	704
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	758
	761
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	770
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Trade Schools	910

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at Fairmont State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Fairmont State University.

Fairmont State Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 health and medical administrative services students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fairmont State, about 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Fairmont State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services 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 health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fairmont State also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

The following health and medical administrative services 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
Health Care Management	19

Related Majors

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Medical Assistants	3,520	$28,160
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	1,640	$39,430

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.