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Bachelor's-21% vs national median504 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at West Virginia University - Parkersburg

Ranked 373rd of 460 bachelor's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,842
middle 50%: $28,969 – $50,628
Median · 5 years out
$57,957
middle 50%: $40,342 – $80,436
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $45,390 – $99,334

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of West Virginia University - Parkersburg's bachelor's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $39,842 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% below the national median of $73,280 for this field, ranking 373rd of 460 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,479 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Coastal Georgia
$58,292 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$58,275 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$58,274 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$58,078 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$58,040 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$57,984 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$57,842 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$57,758 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$57,642 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$57,481 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at West Virginia University - Parkersburg

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Mechanics and Repairers, General (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,384 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$68,321 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$68,321 · 5 yrs out

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