College ROI in West Virginia
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
West Virginia's everyday prices are 10.5% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 89.5
- Housing
- 54.2
- Utilities
- 92.2
Best estimated 10-year return
18 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser · Public−20%2West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley · Public−20%3Bluefield State UniversityBluefield · Public−26%4West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · Public−28%5Wheeling UniversityWheeling · Private nonprofit−49%6Salem UniversitySalem · Private for-profit−49%7University of CharlestonCharleston · Private nonprofit−54%8Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown · Public−59%9West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon · Private nonprofit−60%10Fairmont State UniversityFairmont · Public−65%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg · Public24.0×2Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser · Public6.8×3West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley · Public6.7×4Marshall UniversityHuntington · Public6.7×5Fairmont State UniversityFairmont · Public5.8×6Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown · Public4.8×7Salem UniversitySalem · Private for-profit4.6×8Bluefield State UniversityBluefield · Public4.6×9Concord UniversityAthens · Public4.5×10West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · Public4.0×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the West Virginia median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Valley College-MartinsburgMartinsburg · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt66%college completion2West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownMorgantown · Private for-profit$9,881median federal debt71%college completion3Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont · Public$12,110median federal debt42%college completion4Concord UniversityAthens · Public$18,900median federal debt39%college completion5University of CharlestonCharleston · Private nonprofit$19,500median federal debt46%college completion6Fairmont State UniversityFairmont · Public$21,000median federal debt44%college completion7Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown · Public$21,600median federal debt51%college completion8West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · Public$22,500median federal debt65%college completion9Marshall UniversityHuntington · Public$23,250median federal debt51%college completion10West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty · Public$23,250median federal debt60%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN WV
Browse the full West Virginia directory
67 matching colleges · page 3 of 3
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to West Virginia, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.