University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia · Private, nonprofit

All 15 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical West Virginia high-school graduate (about $34,020/yr). Another 29 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$21,427
$30k to $48k	$25,331
$48k to $75k	$16,945
$75k to $110k	$20,215
$110k and up	$23,795
All families (average)	$22,107

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.

15 of 44 programs could be assessed 34% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$74,791	+$40,771	clears the bar	$22,000	0.5 yrs	371
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	$93,132	+$59,112	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	167
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$79,727	+$45,707	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	121
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,847	+$49,827	clears the bar	$19,169	0.4 yrs	62
Business	Master's Degree	$75,247	+$41,227	clears the bar	$32,258	0.8 yrs	30
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$131,476	+$97,456	clears the bar	$148,721	1.5 yrs	27
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,104	+$37,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,958	+$29,938	clears the bar	$24,125	0.8 yrs	21
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$47,004	+$12,984	clears the bar	$13,000	1.0 yrs	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$64,571	+$30,551	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	13
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$43,601	+$9,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$47,037	+$13,017	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$52,401 1-year earnings	+$18,381	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$132,437	+$98,417	clears the bar	$227,109	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	$77,242 1-year earnings	+$43,222	clears the bar	$32,897	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	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.