Buckhannon, West Virginia · Private Non-Profit
Chemistry 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 31 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~31
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,165
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 1,165 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,308 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($5,712 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 55% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.9% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 1.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.2% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.1% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Chemistry accounts for 3.3% of reported programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 3.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 31 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 $1,308 below the $19,391 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 $5,712 below the $57,305 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 #641 of 1,165 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.