Which WVU bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Animal Science graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 52 WVU bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does WVU cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,104 a year, and $28,608 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,634 a year.

How many WVU programs report graduate pay?

53 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at WVU report first-year pay, and 53 of them also report federal debt.

WVU Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

West Virginia University
Public university
Morgantown, WV
17,385 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

53 WVU bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Mining Engineering pays the most in the first year ($85,897), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($23,043). The median program pays $38,660. WVU also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,104Per year. Out-of-state $28,608

Average net price after aid$15,634Per year

Graduation rate65%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 53 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	Mining EngineeringAbout 17 graduates a year	$85,897	$92,289	$24,903	1st of 1
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 33 graduates a year	$79,662	$99,815	$22,500	1st of 2
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$76,314	$99,140	$24,500	1st of 1
4	Industrial EngineeringAbout 70 graduates a year	$75,606	$95,095	$25,207	1st of 1
5	Computer ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$74,159	$95,524	$23,026	1st of 1
6	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 80 graduates a year	$72,210	$96,827	$27,242	1st of 1
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 161 graduates a year	$71,504	$90,443	$26,242	1st of 2
8	NursingAbout 186 graduates a year	$71,298	$80,411	$26,000	6th of 9
9	Chemical EngineeringAbout 42 graduates a year	$69,875	$89,812	$22,843	1st of 1
10	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$68,913	$92,874	$26,000	1st of 1
11	Civil EngineeringAbout 82 graduates a year	$67,062	$81,556	$24,291	1st of 1
12	Computer and Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$65,223	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 5
13	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$63,522	$65,654	$26,050	1st of 2
14	Management Information SystemsAbout 70 graduates a year	$62,127	$95,160	$21,501	1st of 1
15	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 23 graduates a year	$57,102	$69,997	$26,121	1st of 2
16	AccountingAbout 71 graduates a year	$51,824	$82,077	$23,903	1st of 5
17	Business AdministrationAbout 120 graduates a year	$49,634	$68,412	$25,242	3rd of 13
18	FinanceAbout 138 graduates a year	$48,645	$80,532	$25,000	1st of 2
19	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 23 graduates a year	$47,232	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
20	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 85 graduates a year	$44,255	$55,315	$24,324	2nd of 3
21	ForestryAbout 21 graduates a year	$43,228	$53,335	$23,371	1st of 1
22	BusinessAbout 135 graduates a year	$42,298	$67,056	$26,432	1st of 2
23	MarketingAbout 154 graduates a year	$42,058	$70,041	$23,852	2nd of 3
24	Teacher EducationAbout 44 graduates a year	$41,214	Not reported	$24,621	6th of 8
25	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 78 graduates a year	$39,847	$61,505	$25,500	1st of 1
26	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 53 graduates a year	$39,229	Not reported	$30,000	1st of 2
27	Other Communication and JournalismGraduates a year not reported	$38,660	$68,006	$25,000	1st of 1
28	Agricultural BusinessAbout 42 graduates a year	$37,779	$61,123	$24,070	1st of 1
29	Plant ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$37,454	$37,470	$25,000	1st of 1
30	Public HealthAbout 51 graduates a year	$37,256	Not reported	$24,000	2nd of 2
31	ChemistryAbout 16 graduates a year	$36,891	$71,142	$24,356	1st of 2
32	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$36,382	$47,923	$23,250	1st of 1
33	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 128 graduates a year	$34,883	$50,214	$25,000	4th of 11
34	GeographyAbout 8 graduates a year	$34,435	$52,226	$23,089	1st of 1
35	Social WorkAbout 37 graduates a year	$34,344	$49,271	$25,000	2nd of 5
36	JournalismAbout 152 graduates a year	$34,075	$59,325	$24,250	1st of 2
37	SociologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$34,063	$44,783	$24,223	2nd of 3
38	Linguistics and Language StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$32,684	$51,800	$20,916	1st of 1
39	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 18 graduates a year	$32,306	$48,978	$25,242	2nd of 2
40	Animal ScienceAbout 98 graduates a year	$31,103	$54,660	$20,500	1st of 1
41	Hospitality ManagementAbout 12 graduates a year	$30,363	Not reported	$26,000	2nd of 2
42	Political ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year	$30,286	$59,257	$23,250	3rd of 3
43	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 200 graduates a year	$30,145	$56,314	$25,000	3rd of 7
44	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year	$30,002	$52,628	$25,000	1st of 1
45	Wildlife ScienceAbout 62 graduates a year	$29,470	$45,964	$24,500	1st of 1
46	PsychologyAbout 155 graduates a year	$28,879	$50,337	$23,328	5th of 8
47	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 36 graduates a year	$27,547	$50,557	$25,242	1st of 1
48	MusicAbout 38 graduates a year	$26,011	$41,073	$25,000	1st of 1
49	BiologyAbout 140 graduates a year	$25,086	$57,866	$23,090	5th of 6
50	Physiology and PathologyAbout 162 graduates a year	$24,463	$66,596	$21,250	1st of 1
51	HistoryAbout 35 graduates a year	$24,215	$51,634	$22,250	2nd of 2
52	EnglishAbout 44 graduates a year	$23,182	$41,351	$21,250	4th of 4
53	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 42 graduates a year	$23,043	$41,799	$24,121	3rd of 3

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.

4 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
Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$14,865	$33,585	$12,000	9th of 9

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

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Mining Engineering$85,897
Electrical Engineering$79,662
Computer Engineering$76,314
Industrial Engineering$75,606
Computer Science$74,159

Lowest median debt

Animal Science$20,500
Linguistics and Language Studies$20,916
Physiology and Pathology$21,250
English$21,250
Management Information Systems$21,501

Largest programs

Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 200 graduates a year
NursingAbout 186 graduates a year
Physiology and PathologyAbout 162 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 161 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 155 graduates a year

Common questions

Mining Engineering graduates earn a median of $85,897 in their first year, the most of 53 WVU 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