Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia · Public

Of 60 assessed programs, 58 leave graduates out-earning a typical West Virginia high-school graduate (about $34,020/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 107 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,648
$30k to $48k	$4,430
$48k to $75k	$6,837
$75k to $110k	$11,227
$110k and up	$15,076
All families (average)	$7,502

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

60 of 167 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical West Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,714	+$9,694	clears the bar	$23,758	2.5 yrs	171
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$72,830	+$38,810	clears the bar	$23,923	0.6 yrs	134
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,609	+$43,589	clears the bar	$25,750	0.6 yrs	92
Business	Master's Degree	$77,136	+$43,116	clears the bar	$26,931	0.6 yrs	89
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,309	+$11,289	clears the bar	$25,158	2.2 yrs	88
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,836	+$10,816	clears the bar	$20,901	1.9 yrs	86
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$42,925	+$8,905	clears the bar	$24,000	2.7 yrs	85
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,659	+$9,639	clears the bar	$25,384	2.6 yrs	83
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,701	+$17,681	clears the bar	$47,662	2.7 yrs	70
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$134,319	+$100,299	clears the bar	$150,015	1.5 yrs	69
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,402	+$5,382	clears the bar	$26,369	4.9 yrs	59
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$124,945	+$90,925	clears the bar	$123,600	1.4 yrs	54
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,581	+$13,561	clears the bar	$22,888	1.7 yrs	53
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$72,064	+$38,044	clears the bar	$27,519	0.7 yrs	48
Education	Master's Degree	$54,095	+$20,075	clears the bar	$36,018	1.8 yrs	42
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$49,559	+$15,539	clears the bar	$24,899	1.6 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$50,404	+$16,384	clears the bar	$26,753	1.6 yrs	38
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$70,425	+$36,405	clears the bar	$19,543	0.5 yrs	38
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$76,821	+$42,801	clears the bar	$117,799	2.8 yrs	37
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,852	+$27,832	clears the bar	$23,077	0.8 yrs	35
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$56,697	+$22,677	clears the bar	$41,142	1.8 yrs	34
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$41,684	+$7,664	clears the bar	$25,041	3.3 yrs	33
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,094	+$25,074	clears the bar	$19,244	0.8 yrs	33
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,037	+$21,017	clears the bar	$25,500	1.2 yrs	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$67,667	+$33,647	clears the bar	$20,081	0.6 yrs	30
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$68,244	+$34,224	clears the bar	$24,291	0.7 yrs	27
Psychology	Master's Degree	$54,560	+$20,540	clears the bar	$36,289	1.8 yrs	27
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$66,450	+$32,430	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$63,906	+$29,886	clears the bar	$24,250	0.8 yrs	26
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$44,277	+$10,257	clears the bar	$25,136	2.5 yrs	25
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$35,126	+$1,106	clears the bar	$27,111	24.5 yrs	25
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$57,777	+$23,757	clears the bar	$38,784	1.6 yrs	25
Nursing	Master's Degree	$112,452	+$78,432	clears the bar	$31,160	0.4 yrs	25
Special Education	Master's Degree	$49,548	+$15,528	clears the bar	$43,587	2.8 yrs	24
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$32,143 1-year earnings	-$1,877	falls short	$11,953	insufficient data	23
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$67,458	+$33,438	clears the bar	$29,802	0.9 yrs	23
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$32,723	-$1,297	falls short	$23,883	insufficient data	21
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$59,927	+$25,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,832	+$16,812	clears the bar	$23,498	1.4 yrs	17
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,840	+$21,820	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	16
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,565	+$35,545	clears the bar	$28,375	0.8 yrs	15
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$61,020 1-year earnings	+$27,000	clears the bar	$24,602	0.9 yrs	15
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$79,371	+$45,351	clears the bar	$26,948	0.6 yrs	14
Systems Science and Theory	Bachelor's Degree	$48,250	+$14,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Bachelor's Degree	$41,214	+$7,194	clears the bar	$20,100	2.8 yrs	13
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$72,922	+$38,902	clears the bar	$26,500	0.7 yrs	12
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$67,923 1-year earnings	+$33,903	clears the bar	$24,875	0.7 yrs	12
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$54,659	+$20,639	clears the bar	$24,250	1.2 yrs	12
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$48,151	+$14,131	clears the bar	$33,953	2.4 yrs	11
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$58,293	+$24,273	clears the bar	$24,625	1.0 yrs	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,952	+$41,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$43,995	+$9,975	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,073	+$36,053	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$48,028 1-year earnings	+$14,008	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$67,548 1-year earnings	+$33,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$97,764	+$63,744	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$48,972	+$14,952	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$73,756 1-year earnings	+$39,736	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$56,741 1-year earnings	+$22,721	clears the bar	$63,046	2.8 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$235,983	+$201,963	clears the bar	$187,960	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	154
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Library Science, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,020/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.