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Buckhannon, West Virginia · Private Non-Profit

Biology, General at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 66 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

7.0% Program signal 66 Size proxy $18,083 Net price (all) $51,593 Median earnings

Program snapshot

7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal
7.0%
Enrollment proxy
~66
Schools with reported signal
1,547

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school)
93.3%
Graduation rate
57.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school)
$18,083/yr
4-year cost (est.)
$72,332
Median debt
$27,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y
$51,593/yr
ROI grade (school)
C

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 1,547 schools that report this field.

#835 of 1,547 on ROI Top 54% value
1.8× national avg concentration Bigger than 86% of programs
−$694 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $18,777
−$3,298 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $54,891

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($694 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,298 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Biology, General accounts for 7% of reported programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 66 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

West Virginia Wesleyan College's average net price is $18,083 per year, about $72,332 over four years. That is $694 below the $18,777 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $51,593 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,298 below the $54,891 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 Wesleyan College #835 of 1,547 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.