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What West Virginia University graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (97)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$51,048$80,744$107,154
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$69,959$95,724$120,380
Agricultural Business and Management$41,187$58,884$75,729
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$34,237$59,403$75,270
Animal Sciences$30,632$61,022$80,567
Architecture and Related Services$51,627$65,122$78,191
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$38,141$65,986—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$28,851$66,224$99,175
Biology, General$29,975$64,545$109,197
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$45,300——
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,918$69,974$94,112
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$46,891$75,505$103,108
Business/Commerce, General$42,974$66,251—
Business/Managerial Economics$39,842$72,204$107,633
Chemical Engineering$81,126$95,502$121,240
Chemistry$43,848$68,397$103,319
Civil Engineering$64,637$82,208$103,165
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$60,025$69,715$81,347
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$26,082$66,965$73,823
Communication and Media Studies$39,242——
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$36,866$60,168$76,873
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$38,374$61,842$79,601
Computer Engineering$69,154$96,371$115,836
Computer Science$63,563$93,877$118,327
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$65,051$95,638$119,289
Computer and Information Sciences, General$73,614$102,715$125,336
Criminology$35,583——
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$56,711$63,898$64,868
Design and Applied Arts$37,094$58,393$76,015
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$25,421$39,679$46,746
Economics$39,163$65,986$91,987
Education$38,092$54,175$65,301
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$73,894$97,494$121,240
Engineering$72,389$95,487$119,274
English Language and Literature, General$32,219$50,281$62,659
English Language and Literature/Letters$32,219$50,281$62,659
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$51,223——
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$50,995$81,671—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$31,887$51,660$60,491
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$35,292$54,365$64,050
Finance and Financial Management Services$47,797$79,607$110,116
Fine and Studio Arts$30,752$46,991$56,735
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$37,906$56,595$65,986
Forestry$42,718$58,076$73,271
Geography and Cartography$35,051$59,154$76,412
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$42,755$65,554$87,005
Health Professions and Related Programs$64,343$73,983$85,715
Health and Medical Administrative Services$38,509——
History$30,277$52,283$67,311
History$30,277$52,283$67,311
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$43,588$65,029$83,697
Hospitality Administration/Management$40,793$65,081—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$28,594$49,793$53,485
Industrial Engineering$74,387$98,783$131,662
Journalism$36,277$59,486$75,736
Landscape Architecture$51,627$65,122$78,191
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,941$58,611$70,669
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,941$58,611$70,669
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$38,925$56,595$65,986
Management Information Systems and Services$61,150$93,971$131,803
Marketing$44,511$68,867$91,925
Mathematics$49,154$63,287$82,614
Mathematics and Statistics$49,203$63,170$79,787
Mechanical Engineering$71,441$95,080$116,108
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$32,883——
Mining and Mineral Engineering$89,560$112,107$134,202
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$37,521——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$41,183$60,724$72,498
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$41,428$60,724$72,498
Music$35,286$54,244$62,058
Natural Resources and Conservation$37,656$54,476$68,298
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$31,028$54,647$71,305
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$27,403$42,846$59,673
Petroleum Engineering$90,316$111,311$210,320
Philosophy$28,765$54,580$76,958
Philosophy and Religious Studies$28,765$54,580$76,958
Physical Sciences$42,173$67,343$98,286
Physics$26,659$74,301$102,841
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$27,192$69,242$93,144
Plant Sciences$37,264$54,296$63,750
Political Science and Government$34,225$61,889$83,915
Psychology$30,246$50,948$66,594
Psychology, General$30,246$50,948$66,594
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$31,802$49,869$57,237
Public Health$33,666$58,065—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$67,257$77,980$92,695
Security Science and Technology$43,588$65,029$83,697
Social Sciences$34,542$58,659$78,449
Social Work$31,802$49,869$57,237
Sociology$34,062$55,732$73,321
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,059$56,706$73,818
Sustainability Studies$54,051——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,728$48,736—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$35,119$54,555$65,310
Visual and Performing Arts$32,599$50,140$60,215
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$24,810$41,244$56,069
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$32,272$50,324$61,198

Master's (23)

Doctoral (Research) (16)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$62,322——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$57,025$83,042$117,144
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$107,201$117,305$137,588
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$114,734$143,232—
Education$82,457$92,726$105,007
Engineering$92,541$122,766$138,109
English Language and Literature/Letters$63,105$72,928—
Health Professions and Related Programs$89,126$113,771$112,060
History$54,453$68,626$67,570
Mathematics and Statistics$71,212$83,018—
Natural Resources and Conservation$69,356$91,014$83,557
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$76,644——
Physical Sciences$67,327$98,163$115,506
Psychology$64,887$96,791$109,749
Social Sciences$68,450$88,097$95,830
Visual and Performing Arts$54,993$65,353$73,728

Doctoral (Professional) (11)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$79,271$89,177—
Dentistry$124,328$165,016$190,500
Education$86,150$96,791$91,284
Education, General$88,538$99,192$96,791
Health Professions and Related Programs$79,008$150,321$194,795
Law$66,962$94,295$105,874
Legal Professions and Studies$66,962$94,295$105,874
Medicine$65,644$152,069$351,463
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$141,496$156,627$156,951
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$114,157$128,840—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$83,121$89,141$89,353