Degree Programs Overview
West Virginia State University offers 33 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 347 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at WVSU. 278 students completed bachelor's programs and 69 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at WVSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
Total | Men | Women |
Bachelor's | 25 | 2 | 278 | 127 | 151 |
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Master's | 7 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 40 |
Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from West Virginia State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods program has the highest salary ($36,756) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $36,314 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$36,756 | $3,063 | $24,000 | $254 |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$36,314 | $3,026 | $24,700 | $262 |
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Social Work |
$34,416 | $2,868 | $31,000 | $329 |
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Criminal Justice and Corrections |
$32,672 | $2,723 | $22,532 | $239 |
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Communication |
$32,224 | $2,685 | $28,250 | $299 |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
$30,768 | $2,564 | $24,750 | $262 |
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Psychology, General |
$19,116 | $1,593 | $25,000 | $265 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at West Virginia State University.
At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 74 and the General Studies Bachelor program has the second most completers of 34 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Business Administration and Management | 74 | 44 | 30 |
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General Studies | 34 | 17 | 17 |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 25 | 12 | 13 |
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Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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Elementary Education and Teaching | 16 | 2 | 14 |
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Social Work | 13 | 3 | 10 |
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Biology/Biological Sciences | 13 | 4 | 9 |
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Psychology | 11 | 1 | 10 |
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Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | 9 | - | 9 |
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Secondary Education and Teaching | 9 | 8 | 1 |
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Popular Master Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Educational Leadership and Administration | 21 | 4 | 17 |
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Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 17 | 10 | 7 |
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Public Administration | 13 | 5 | 8 |
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Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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Biotechnology | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Mass Communication/Media Studies | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Mass Communication/Media Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 21ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
34ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
International/Global Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
21 | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
25 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Music Performance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
74 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
74 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |