West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia · Public

Of 91 assessed programs, 90 leave graduates out-earning a typical West Virginia high-school graduate (about $34,020/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 157 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,450
$30k to $48k	$12,501
$48k to $75k	$14,179
$75k to $110k	$18,710
$110k and up	$20,273
All families (average)	$15,634

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.

91 of 248 programs could be assessed 37% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,750	+$49,730	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	223
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,359	+$23,339	clears the bar	$24,916	1.1 yrs	200
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,278	+$25,258	clears the bar	$21,001	0.8 yrs	186
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,461	+$56,441	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	182
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$70,165	+$36,145	clears the bar	$21,187	0.6 yrs	167
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$78,276	+$44,256	clears the bar	$39,224	0.9 yrs	166
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$58,454	+$24,434	clears the bar	$24,188	1.0 yrs	150
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,132	+$22,112	clears the bar	$20,180	0.9 yrs	150
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,263	+$17,243	clears the bar	$22,500	1.3 yrs	149
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,959	+$42,939	clears the bar	$24,242	0.6 yrs	149
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,646	+$39,626	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	139
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,357	+$35,337	clears the bar	$22,777	0.6 yrs	136
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,486	+$23,466	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	115
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,180	+$65,160	clears the bar	$25,048	0.4 yrs	105
Law	First Professional Degree	$78,497	+$44,477	clears the bar	$93,735	2.1 yrs	105
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$120,123	+$86,103	clears the bar	$178,036	2.1 yrs	103
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$65,372	+$31,352	clears the bar	$25,262	0.8 yrs	101
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,117	+$48,097	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	96
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$76,135	+$42,115	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	88
Business	Master's Degree	$119,013	+$84,993	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	85
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,750	+$60,730	clears the bar	$27,242	0.4 yrs	79
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$131,752	+$97,732	clears the bar	$74,824	0.8 yrs	76
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,252	+$20,232	clears the bar	$23,840	1.2 yrs	73
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,548	+$18,528	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	69
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,455	+$28,435	clears the bar	$24,121	0.8 yrs	69
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,969	+$22,949	clears the bar	$21,431	0.9 yrs	67
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,277	+$64,257	clears the bar	$23,026	0.4 yrs	65
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,142	+$57,122	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	64
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,265	+$24,245	clears the bar	$36,479	1.5 yrs	63
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$71,121	+$37,101	clears the bar	$25,500	0.7 yrs	60
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$98,560	+$64,540	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	57
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,348	+$11,328	clears the bar	$19,746	1.7 yrs	54
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,403	+$17,383	clears the bar	$24,250	1.4 yrs	54
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$64,888	+$30,868	clears the bar	$22,045	0.7 yrs	51
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,542	+$65,522	clears the bar	$22,221	0.3 yrs	50
English	Bachelor's Degree	$41,920	+$7,900	clears the bar	$21,250	2.7 yrs	50
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$55,669	+$21,649	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	50
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$95,324	+$61,304	clears the bar	$20,898	0.3 yrs	50
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$66,022	+$32,002	clears the bar	$23,796	0.7 yrs	49
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,180	+$10,160	clears the bar	$23,242	2.3 yrs	49
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$48,226	+$14,206	clears the bar	$23,975	1.7 yrs	48
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,130	+$16,110	clears the bar	$24,778	1.5 yrs	47
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,249	+$16,229	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	44
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$202,520	+$168,500	clears the bar	$189,776	1.1 yrs	44
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,942	+$6,922	clears the bar	$19,500	2.8 yrs	43
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,537	+$17,517	clears the bar	$24,121	1.4 yrs	42
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,048	+$65,028	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	41
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$78,857	+$44,837	clears the bar	$88,808	2.0 yrs	39
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$65,680	+$31,660	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	38
Nursing	Master's Degree	$113,161	+$79,141	clears the bar	$45,144	0.6 yrs	36
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,503	+$62,483	clears the bar	$22,354	0.4 yrs	34
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$105,512	+$71,492	clears the bar	$37,697	0.5 yrs	34
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,388	+$11,368	clears the bar	$21,500	1.9 yrs	34
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,097	+$64,077	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	33
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,893	+$14,873	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	32
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$98,517	+$64,497	clears the bar	$29,500	0.5 yrs	32
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$39,229 1-year earnings	+$5,209	clears the bar	$26,000	5.0 yrs	31
Management Science	Master's Degree	$116,533 1-year earnings	+$82,513	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$75,022	+$41,002	clears the bar	$22,239	0.5 yrs	26
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$55,516	+$21,496	clears the bar	$39,263	1.8 yrs	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$36,891 1-year earnings	+$2,871	clears the bar	$24,000	8.4 yrs	25
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$59,291	+$25,271	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,418	+$25,398	clears the bar	$33,000	1.3 yrs	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,144	+$43,124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,034	+$42,014	clears the bar	$24,573	0.6 yrs	21
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$38,649	+$4,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$76,662	+$42,642	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	20
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,161	+$34,141	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Health	Master's Degree	$65,874	+$31,854	clears the bar	$46,944	1.5 yrs	18
Education	Master's Degree	$48,315	+$14,295	clears the bar	$20,500	1.4 yrs	17
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,619	+$75,599	clears the bar	$24,903	0.3 yrs	17
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$104,413	+$70,393	clears the bar	$76,875	1.1 yrs	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,836	+$19,816	clears the bar	$23,677	1.2 yrs	15
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,596	+$20,576	clears the bar	$22,250	1.1 yrs	15
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$64,568	+$30,548	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,798	+$32,778	clears the bar	$22,719	0.7 yrs	13
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$68,473	+$34,453	clears the bar	$25,300	0.7 yrs	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$57,041	+$23,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Master's Degree	$47,971	+$13,951	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$57,075	+$23,055	clears the bar	$23,089	1.0 yrs	9
Special Education	Master's Degree	$51,853	+$17,833	clears the bar	$37,654	2.1 yrs	6
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$77,590	+$43,570	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,380	+$34,360	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$70,646	+$36,626	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,331	+$14,311	clears the bar	$20,916	1.5 yrs	0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$61,411	+$27,391	clears the bar	$24,478	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	$66,125	+$32,105	clears the bar	$39,292	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,805	+$45,785	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$46,233	+$12,213	clears the bar	$12,000	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$37,934	+$3,914	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$31,649 1-year earnings	-$2,371	falls short	$29,960	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	191
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	152
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,500	insufficient data	33
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Education	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7

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.