West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia · Public

All 15 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical West Virginia high-school graduate (about $34,020/yr). Another 23 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,714
$30k to $48k	$14,460
$48k to $75k	$15,087
$75k to $110k	$17,362
$110k and up	$18,566
All families (average)	$15,366

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

15 of 38 programs could be assessed 39% 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	Master's Degree	$64,175	+$30,155	clears the bar	$20,218	0.7 yrs	89
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$50,824	+$16,804	clears the bar	$25,905	1.5 yrs	85
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,539	+$10,519	clears the bar	$24,876	2.4 yrs	37
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,691	+$22,671	clears the bar	$21,076	0.9 yrs	34
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,117	+$48,097	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	34
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,061	+$16,041	clears the bar	$27,042	1.7 yrs	32
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$61,801	+$27,781	clears the bar	$25,481	0.9 yrs	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$50,811	+$16,791	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$60,812	+$26,792	clears the bar	$26,179	1.0 yrs	28
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,707	+$19,687	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	24
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$45,353	+$11,333	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$119,094	+$85,074	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,799	+$12,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,212	+$13,192	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$43,532	+$9,512	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	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
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master'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, 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.