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title: West Virginia University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Morgantown, WV
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $55,939 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,542 – $84,067 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,864 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,415 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,939 | derived |

**65% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,500 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,726 to $112,323 across 82 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $112,323 | $189,776 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $103,140 | $74,824 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $93,573 | $45,144 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Master's Degree | $90,980 | $76,875 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $77,732 | $41,000 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,468 | $26,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $71,711 | $37,697 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,420 | $22,221 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,916 | $23,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $67,182 | $88,808 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,292 | $25,048 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,040 | $27,242 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,850 | $26,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,253 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $64,501 | $30,750 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,506 | $22,354 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,059 | $22,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,227 | $23,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,513 | $22,500 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,766 | $24,903 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $57,111 | $25,500 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,463 | $20,898 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,033 | $24,573 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,477 | $23,026 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $54,353 | $178,036 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,129 | $41,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,761 | $26,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $53,069 | $93,735 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $52,874 | $39,224 |
| Landscape Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,843 | not reported |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $48,566 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $45,492 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,204 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,543 | $22,777 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,925 | $24,242 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,916 | $22,250 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,465 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,218 | $21,001 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $43,004 | $46,944 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $42,837 | $37,654 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Master's Degree | $42,106 | $39,292 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,892 | $22,719 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $41,191 | $20,500 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,623 | $20,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $40,542 | $36,479 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,532 | $33,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,412 | $25,262 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $40,377 | $39,263 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,614 | $22,239 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,872 | $25,300 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,948 | $23,796 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,890 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $37,543 | not reported |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,526 | $24,478 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,406 | $25,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,444 | $24,188 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,950 | $24,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,668 | $20,180 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,545 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,401 | $24,778 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,177 | $22,250 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,159 | $20,916 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,937 | $23,677 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,831 | $23,089 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,769 | not reported |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,380 | $19,746 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,507 | $21,431 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,079 | $24,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,882 | $24,916 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $26,972 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,403 | $20,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,102 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,520 | $22,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,506 | $19,500 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,980 | $23,975 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,612 | $23,242 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,029 | $21,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,430 | $21,187 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $20,472 | $12,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,620 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,345 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,726 | $21,250 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore West Virginia University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?238032

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