Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Glenville State University

A $24,636 starting salary lands Glenville State's Liberal Arts program in the bottom 5% nationally—and even among West Virginia's 19 schools offering this degree, it ranks in just the 25th percentile. That means other in-state options like West Liberty ($37,379) or WV State ($41,319) deliver 50-70% higher starting earnings with similar debt loads. The 8% earnings bump to $26,663 by year four barely moves the needle when you're starting this far behind.

The debt burden itself isn't unusual at $28,799, sitting near both state and national medians. The problem is the earnings side of the equation: graduates are taking on typical debt for outcomes that rank among the weakest available. With 42% of students receiving Pell grants, many families here are already financially stretched, making a debt-to-earnings ratio above 1.0 particularly risky.

The small sample size (under 30 graduates) means these numbers could shift, but the ranking against 19 other West Virginia programs provides meaningful context regardless. If your child is set on a liberal arts degree in West Virginia, this data suggests exploring other state schools first—the earnings gap is too substantial to ignore, especially when debt levels are comparable.