West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public college in Morgantown, WV. Its average net price is $18,020 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,015 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,394 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,965 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,398 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,729 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $49,787 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,302 |
| 10 years after entry | $62,910 |
Campus Facts
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.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $54,731 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $73,727 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $25,969 n=108 |
| Agricultural Business | $49,211 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $17,996 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $33,202 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $19,879 n=118 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $21,094 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Biology | $38,294 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $19,500 n=145 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,034 n=133 | $23,120 n=130 |
| Business and Commerce | $45,884 n=130 | $22,707 n=163 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | $18,875 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Chemical Engineering | $73,877 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $24,800 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $68,472 n=102 | $23,660 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Communications | $42,788 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $80,234 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $14,713 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $73,536 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $21,081 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | $65,104 National median for this major n=1,196 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Criminology | $42,296 n=165 | $22,757 n=223 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $65,292 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $43,085 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $24,583 n=106 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $24,309 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $20,958 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $77,047 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $24,107 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,664 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $59,962 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $54,663 n=116 | $21,986 n=149 |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | $19,500 n=125 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $39,841 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| History | $27,889 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $20,963 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $36,035 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $23,989 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,027 n=127 | $23,335 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | $15,598 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Journalism | $41,407 n=160 | $22,950 n=188 |
| Liberal Arts | $43,113 n=252 | $23,631 n=273 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $74,509 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,900 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Marketing | $51,157 n=151 | $20,500 n=209 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $73,357 n=196 | $24,911 n=176 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $37,153 n=166 | $21,250 n=242 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Music | $32,639 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $24,706 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $27,296 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $22,313 n=143 |
| Plant Sciences | $36,937 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,439 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Political Science and Government | $29,041 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $20,261 n=122 |
| Psychology | $32,834 n=165 | $21,250 n=252 |
| Public Health | $36,990 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,375 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $77,785 n=355 | $25,000 n=280 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $44,768 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $23,223 n=112 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $37,657 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $24,878 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $41,044 n=187 | $21,258 n=242 |
| Studio Art | $31,299 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $23,037 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $43,282 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Teaching | $40,733 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $33,653 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
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