-100%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at West Virginia University at Parkersburg fell 100% between 2016 and 2019 (11.1% → 0.0%).
West Virginia · Public · Predominantly associate's
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, West Virginia. 1,692 undergraduate students. 55 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at West Virginia University at Parkersburg fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.7% → 0.0%).
-78%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at West Virginia University at Parkersburg fell 78% between 2021 and 2024 (41.0% → 9.1%).
+19%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at West Virginia University at Parkersburg rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.9k → $4.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. West Virginia
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.
$35,171+13% · 6→10y
West Virginia median $37,714$31,076
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry30.6%-45% · '97→'24
West Virginia median 61.2%$8,250+379% · '97→'20
At program completion1,692-34% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS—+61% · '04→'22
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,420+221% · '00→'24
out-of-state $9,124SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How 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
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
3.1%Median federal debt $8,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $35,171 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
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.
-45%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · completion · 150% fell
16.6% → 9.1%
-100%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · completion · 100% fell
1.5% → 0.0%
+61%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · retention rose
62.0% → 100.0%
-34%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · undergrad enrollment fell
2,827 → 1,868
+221%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · in-state tuition rose
$1,436 → $4,612
+107%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,410 → $9,124
+379%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · median debt rose
$2,625 → $12,570
-100%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · cohort default rate fell
24.1% → 0.0%
-29%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · pell share fell
46.5% → 32.8%
+29%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · earnings_median_10yr rose
$27,200 → $35,171
+30%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · earnings_median_8yr rose
$24,800 → $32,355
+39%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · earnings_median_6yr rose
$22,400 → $31,076
SECTION 05 · 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.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$69,300Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$69,157Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,962Precision Metal Working.$53,470Precision Metal Working.$52,614Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$44,442Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,339Business/Commerce, General.$43,334Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$43,227Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,837Criminal Justice and Corrections.$31,458Criminal Justice and Corrections.$30,179
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
12 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
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
$201,189
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $4,538
- 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
Same sector and degree mix in West Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“West Virginia University at Parkersburg graduates earn $X” — not “West Virginia University at Parkersburg makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending West Virginia University at Parkersburg 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.