Economics at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 180 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 256th of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 36 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 64% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.