West Virginia

West Virginia Majors

West Virginia awards bachelor's degrees in 79 fields, about 4,374 a year. The largest are Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Nursing, Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	200	$30,145	$57,359	$25,000
Nursing	186	$71,298	$83,750	$26,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	162	$24,463	$70,165	$21,250
Mechanical Engineering	161	$71,504	$90,461	$26,242
Psychology	155	$28,879	$51,263	$23,328
Marketing	154	$42,058	$69,357	$23,852
Journalism	152	$34,075	$58,454	$24,250
Criminology	146
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	144
Biology	140	$25,086	$57,486	$23,090
Finance	138	$48,645	$76,959	$25,000
Business/Commerce	135	$42,298	$65,372	$26,432
Liberal Arts	128	$34,883	$56,132	$25,000
Business Administration	120	$49,634	$73,646	$25,242
Animal Sciences	98	$31,103	$52,548	$20,500
Security Science and Technology	85	$44,255	$62,455	$24,324
Civil Engineering	82	$67,062	$82,117	$24,291
Political Science	81	$30,286	$56,969	$23,250
Aerospace Engineering	80	$72,210	$94,750	$27,242
Design	78	$39,847	$55,669	$25,500
Computer Science	72	$74,159	$98,277	$23,026
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	71		$54,252	$23,920
Accounting	71	$51,824	$76,135	$23,903
Industrial Engineering	70	$75,606	$99,180	$25,207
Management Information Systems	70	$62,127	$95,324	$21,501
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	68
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	62	$29,470	$45,348	$24,500
Health Administration	53	$39,229		$30,000
Communications	52
Public Health	51	$37,256	$64,888	$24,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	46
Teacher Education	44	$41,214	$51,537	$24,621
English Language and Literature	44	$23,182	$41,920	$21,250
Agricultural Business and Management	42	$37,779	$66,022	$24,070
Chemical Engineering	42	$69,875	$96,503	$22,843
Studio Art	42	$23,043	$44,180	$24,121
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	40	$30,002	$53,836	$25,000
Computer Engineering	39	$76,314	$99,048	$24,500
Music	38	$26,011	$48,226	$25,000
Petroleum Engineering	37	$68,913	$91,142	$26,000
Social Work	37	$34,344	$50,130	$25,000
Subject-Area Teacher Education	36	$27,547	$51,403	$25,242
Plant Sciences	35	$37,454	$50,249	$25,000
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	35			$21,500
History	35	$24,215	$45,388	$22,250
Electrical Engineering	33	$79,662	$99,542	$22,500
Business/Managerial Economics	32		$68,161	$23,742
Theater	31		$40,942	$19,687
International Relations	28
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	25
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	24
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	23	$47,232	$75,022	$25,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	23	$57,102	$76,662	$26,121
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	22
Forestry	21	$43,228	$64,568	$23,371
Mathematics	21		$77,144
Human Development and Family Studies	18	$32,306	$48,893	$25,242
Physics	18
Mining and Mineral Engineering	17	$85,897	$109,619	$24,903
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	16		$38,649
Chemistry	16	$36,891		$24,356
Geology and Earth Science	14	$36,382	$66,798	$23,250
Anthropology	13
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	12
Hospitality Management	12	$30,363	$68,473	$26,000
Sustainability Studies	11
Philosophy	11		$57,041
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	11	$63,522	$76,034	$26,050
Environmental Science and Conservation	10
Dance	10
Romance Languages	9
Sociology	9	$34,063	$54,596	$24,223
Geography and Cartography	8	$34,435	$57,075	$23,089
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	7
Public Relations and Advertising	3
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Economics	2		$68,380
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at West Virginia?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Kinesiology and Exercise Science (200), Nursing (186), Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (162), Mechanical Engineering (161), Psychology (155).

Which West Virginia majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Mining and Mineral Engineering ($109,619), Electrical Engineering ($99,542), Industrial Engineering ($99,180), Computer Engineering ($99,048), Computer Science ($98,277). Earnings are reported for 55 of West Virginia's 79 programs.

How many majors does West Virginia have?

West Virginia awarded bachelor's degrees in 79 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names West Virginia uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.