Criminal Justice at Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Criminal Justice and Corrections

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $36,179/yr (-6% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (36% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (480,600 openings/yr)

ROI 15.1x earnings multiple (6.9x out-of-state)

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Criminal Justice graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$511K	$510K	$473K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	15.1x	15.1x	14.0x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	7.0x	6.9x	6.4x
Probability of Field Employment	34%	32%	26%
DegreeOutlook Score	57	56	46

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$33,816

Out-of-state: $73,488 (6.9x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$36,220

-7% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$21,198

7.0 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$50,877

41% growth from Year 1

A 99% acceptance rate means Fairmont State University is accessible to most applicants, a smaller institution with 2,690 students in Fairmont, WV.

Managers, all other $136,550/yr

First-line supervisors of police and detectives $105,980/yr

Detectives and criminal investigators $93,580/yr

Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

How does Fairmont State University's Criminal Justice program score?

This program scores 56/100, reflecting respectable but not exceptional financial outcomes for Criminal Justice graduates.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →