Parkersburg, West Virginia · Public
Engineering-Related Fields at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~19
- Schools with reported signal
- 180
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 9.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $1,807/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $7,228
- Median debt
- $12,570
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $35,171/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 180 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($18,734 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($29,770 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 1% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 3.7% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.2% reported share · $6,376 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.8% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · 2.4% reported share · $6,079 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 2.2% reported share · $9,873 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering-Related Fields accounts for 1% of reported programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, which is bigger than 67% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 19 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
West Virginia University at Parkersburg's average net price is $1,807 per year, about $7,228 over four years. That is $18,734 below the $20,541 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $35,171 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,770 below the $64,941 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks West Virginia University at Parkersburg #1 of 180 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.