Marshall University

Marshall University is a public college in Huntington, WV. Its average net price is $7,341 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$4,709
$30,001 to $48,000$3,825
$48,001 to $75,000$4,552
$75,001 to $110,000$8,915
$110,001 and up$16,987
$9,388Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,390Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$7,341Average Net Price
$13,826Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,100Books and Supplies
$4,200Other Expenses
38.8%Students on Pell Grants
32.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.7%Acceptance Rate
480 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
430 to 560SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,795
8 years after entry$47,150
10 years after entry$49,444
52.9%Graduation Rate
72.2%Retention Rate
$21,625Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Huntington, WVLocation
Small citySetting
7,266Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,902 Small program - rough guide n=55$24,520 Small program - rough guide n=54
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$26,611 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$44,431 Small program - rough guide n=99$20,513 n=161
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,072 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$65,104 National median for this major n=1,196Not published
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$40,341 Small program - rough guide n=55$23,936 Small program - rough guide n=55
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$21,370 Small program - rough guide n=36
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,335 Small program - rough guide n=64$23,250 n=139
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$40,838 n=184$27,500 n=205
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other$36,547 National median for this major n=174Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$28,636 Small program - rough guide n=75$22,500 n=127
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$73,581 National median for this major n=1,824Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$72,942 n=132$27,000 n=151
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$22,241 Small program - rough guide n=42
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$29,726 Small program - rough guide n=30$24,935 Small program - rough guide n=50
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Systems Science and Theory$67,084 National median for this major n=328Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$40,834 n=124$22,258 n=119
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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