Which Marshall University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Chemistry graduates leave with a median of $11,953 in federal loans, the lowest among 23 Marshall University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Marshall University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,162 a year, and $20,342 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $7,502 a year.

How many Marshall University programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Marshall University report first-year pay, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

Marshall University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Huntington, WV
7,266 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 Marshall University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($69,176), and Biology the least ($19,955). The median program pays $35,036. Marshall University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$9,162Per year. Out-of-state $20,342

Average net price after aid$7,502Per year

Graduation rate51%Within 6 years

Admission rate96%Of applicants

All 25 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in West Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across West Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in West Virginia
1	NursingAbout 106 graduates a year	$69,176	$72,344	$27,000	8th of 9
2	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 12 graduates a year	$67,923	Not reported	$26,750	1st of 2
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 9 graduates a year	$67,548	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year	$61,020	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
5	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$60,610	Not reported	$24,698	2nd of 2
6	EngineeringAbout 3 graduates a year	$60,254	$82,175	$27,000	1st of 1
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 41 graduates a year	$59,017	$58,338	$22,789	1st of 3
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$52,047	Not reported	$28,375	5th of 5
9	AccountingAbout 27 graduates a year	$43,355	$54,347	$20,500	5th of 5
10	Teacher EducationAbout 106 graduates a year	$40,057	$44,660	$25,886	7th of 8
11	MarketingAbout 10 graduates a year	$37,191	$46,939	$26,000	3rd of 3
12	FinanceAbout 11 graduates a year	$36,046	$58,402	$26,696	2nd of 2
13	Business AdministrationAbout 13 graduates a year	$35,036	$52,406	$25,415	9th of 13
14	Social WorkAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,344	Not reported	$27,000	3rd of 5
15	Criminal JusticeAbout 44 graduates a year	$32,747	$46,240	$25,873	4th of 7
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 143 graduates a year	$32,282	$37,919	$29,248	9th of 11
17	ChemistryAbout 19 graduates a year	$32,143	$69,097	$11,953	2nd of 2
18	PsychologyAbout 122 graduates a year	$30,864	$44,330	$26,000	3rd of 8
19	EnglishAbout 46 graduates a year	$30,195	$45,421	$27,000	2nd of 4
20	Systems ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$29,539	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
21	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 132 graduates a year	$28,815	$44,975	$25,000	1st of 1
22	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 25 graduates a year	$24,475	$31,004	$25,293	2nd of 3
23	JournalismAbout 33 graduates a year	$23,169	$47,330	$26,662	2nd of 2
24	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$20,682	$60,936	$24,000	7th of 7
25	BiologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$19,955	$60,725	$25,206	6th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and West Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five West Virginia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

7 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in West Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across West Virginia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in West Virginia
NursingAbout 122 graduates a year	$65,826	$69,803	$25,375	7th of 10

Program names link to the program's own page, and West Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$69,176
Quality Control and Safety Technology$67,923
Electrical Engineering$67,548
Mechanical Engineering$61,020
Medical Laboratory Science$60,610

Lowest median debt

Chemistry$11,953
Accounting$20,500
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$22,789
Kinesiology and Exercise Science$24,000
Medical Laboratory Science$24,698

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 143 graduates a year
Pre-Health StudiesAbout 132 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 122 graduates a year
NursingAbout 106 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 106 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $69,176 in their first year, the most of 25 Marshall University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels