-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Marshall University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.7% → 0.0%).
West Virginia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia. 7,149 undergraduate students. 171 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Marshall University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Marshall University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the West Virginia median
Each tile compares this institution to the West Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$46,354+17% · 6→10y
West Virginia median $37,714$39,561
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.7%+59% · '97→'24
West Virginia median 61.2%$16,750+564% · '97→'20
At program completion7,149-32% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS78.7%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.5%+5% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,942+250% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,294SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Marshall University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Marshall University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.8%Median federal debt $16,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,354 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Marshall University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+59%
Marshall University · completion · 150% rose
32.3% → 51.2%
+247%
Marshall University · completion · 100% rose
9.3% → 32.3%
-32%
Marshall University · undergrad enrollment fell
10,632 → 7,266
+250%
Marshall University · in-state tuition rose
$2,620 → $9,162
+198%
Marshall University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,824 → $20,342
+564%
Marshall University · median debt rose
$3,500 → $23,250
-100%
Marshall University · cohort default rate fell
9.9% → 0.0%
+34%
Marshall University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$34,600 → $46,354
+38%
Marshall University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$31,500 → $43,449
+49%
Marshall University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$26,500 → $39,561
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Marshall University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$220,634Medicine$159,424Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$139,111Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,515Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$88,805Business/Commerce, General$84,715Engineering, General$82,175Business/Managerial Economics$80,363Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$72,344Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,803Chemistry$69,097Computer Systems Analysis$68,707Security Science and Technology$68,221Educational Administration and Supervision$66,526Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,305Health and Physical Education/Fitness$60,936Biology, General$60,725Finance and Financial Management Services$58,402Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$58,338Human Resources Management and Services$58,016Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$54,748Special Education and Teaching$54,387Accounting and Related Services$54,347Psychology, General$54,073
Showing top 24 of 42 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
42 Marshall University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,660Educational Administration and Supervision$66,526Student Counseling and Personnel Services$50,018Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,743Special Education and Teaching$54,387Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,458Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$41,656
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,803Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$44,975Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$72,344Medicine$159,424Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$139,111Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$58,338Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,515Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$88,805Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$54,748Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,305Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$49,602Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$220,634
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Marshall University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$90,179
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 20
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $7,970
- HS-only baseline · WV
- $32,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Marshall University in West Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Marshall University graduates earn $X” — not “Marshall University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Marshall University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.