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Certificate (1-2 years)+90% vs national median192 grads tracked

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

Ranked 6th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,637
middle 50%: $25,414 – $45,557
Median · 5 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $37,247 – $121,240
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of West Virginia University - Parkersburg's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,637 one year after graduating, rising to $81,671 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 90% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 6th of 227 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
6 yrs
≈ $7,439 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Virginia
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$89,578 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$83,137 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$73,094 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$64,085 · 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
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
Precision Production (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out

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