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Best colleges in West Virginia, ranked by ROI

All 30 West Virginia institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$10,730
Median net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$39,904
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
8.6 yrs
Median payback
Our math, 2026
30
Colleges ranked
degreedividend.com
West Virginia colleges by payback (best first)
#CollegeNet price/yrEarnings 10yPayback
1Potomac State College of West Virginia University$9,197$55,9392.4 yrs
2West Virginia University Institute of Technology$9,337$55,9394.9 yrs
3West Virginia University$15,634$55,9398.3 yrs
4Wheeling University$20,503$57,9498.6 yrs
5University of Charleston$22,107$55,77411.9 yrs
6West Virginia Wesleyan College$18,083$51,59322.4 yrs
7Shepherd University$11,363$49,35845.5 yrs
8Fairmont State University$9,032$46,857no payback
9Marshall University$7,502$46,354no payback
10American Public University System$9,597$44,409no payback
11Bethany College$18,605$44,512no payback
12Concord University$9,966$42,703no payback
13West Liberty University$15,366$43,296no payback
14Davis & Elkins College$18,273$43,411no payback
15Blue Ridge Community and Technical College$4,641$39,293no payback
16West Virginia State University$11,139$40,492no payback
17Glenville State University$14,006$39,315no payback
18BridgeValley Community & Technical College$4,565$36,432no payback
19Bluefield State University$13,684$38,217no payback
20West Virginia University at Parkersburg$1,807$35,171no payback
21Pierpont Community and Technical College$8,325$35,132no payback
22Salem University$12,303$34,642no payback
23Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College$10,321$32,153no payback
24Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College$8,095$31,636no payback
25West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown$15,520$31,912no payback
26West Virginia Northern Community College$5,329$30,162no payback
27New River Community and Technical College$3,599$29,073no payback
28Mountwest Community and Technical College$8,083$28,951no payback
29West Virginia Junior College-Charleston$12,887$27,472no payback
30Valley College-Martinsburg$25,751$24,900no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.