Glenville State Business Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Public university
- Glenville, WV
- About 36 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Glenville State business administration graduates earn less than graduates of most business administration programs nationally, $30,916 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,747 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,000. Several West Virginia programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The West Virginia and national columns are the medians across all business administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Glenville State graduates earn less than the national figure and about $5,433 less than the West Virginia median.
Debt and first-year pay at every West Virginia business administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the West Virginia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 52% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $273 a month, or 10.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
75% of graduates (18 of 24) were working in West Virginia one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of West Virginia outside metro areas are about 13% below the national average, so a $30,916 salary here buys what about $35,524 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
General and Operations Managers
$82,500Median pay in West Virginia. 15,300 people work in this job in West Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$53,660Median pay in West Virginia. 6,900 people work in this job in West Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$39,740Median pay in West Virginia. 7,420 people work in this job in West Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Project Management Specialists
$91,780Median pay in West Virginia. 2,520 people work in this job in West Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Glenville State
Business Administration ranks 4th of 6 bachelor's programs at Glenville State by first-year earnings. The top three are Environmental Management and Policy ($42,490), Teacher Education ($41,256), and Security Science and Technology ($38,237).
Other business administration bachelor's programs near Glenville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $30,916 one year after graduating and $46,973 five years after. The median across business administration bachelor's programs in West Virginia is $41,766.
The median federal loan balance is $25,747, which ranks 7th lowest of 12 business administration bachelor's programs in West Virginia. That works out to about $273 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 83% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%. Compare the cost with other West Virginia programs before deciding.
Most do. 75% (18 of 24) were working in West Virginia one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of West Virginia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the business administration program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024