Marshall University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Marshall University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Marshall University students is 52.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 54.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 48.8%.

52.2%

asian 61.5% 8 students
African American 40.4% 55 students
white 53.7% 862 students
unknown 50.0% 8 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 46.9% 23 students
International Students 44.4% 4 students
Mixed Race 40.7% 24 students

Drop Out

Marshall University has an overall drop-out rate of 18.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 23.2% and 15.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

18.9%

African American 19.1% 26 students
white 18.6% 298 students
unknown 12.5% 2 students
hispanic 26.5% 13 students
International Students 33.3% 3 students
Mixed Race 25.4% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Marshall University at a rate of 26.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 27.8%, and male students' 24.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

26.2%

asian 30.8% 4 students
African American 35.3% 48 students
white 25.2% 405 students
unknown 37.5% 6 students
hispanic 24.5% 12 students
International Students 22.2% 2 students
Mixed Race 33.9% 20 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.6%

African American 5.2% 7 students
white 2.6% 41 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Engineering, General	$52,929	$57,318	$63,850
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,473	$57,318	$57,835
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$45,383	$54,076
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$44,786	$45,956	$51,021
Finance and Financial Management Services	$38,482	$36,848	$46,822
Computer Systems Analysis	NA	$41,565	$45,613
Accounting and Related Services	$45,020	$37,568	$43,321
Journalism	$27,565	$29,413	$38,656
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$32,379	$32,583	$35,809
Marketing	$33,486	$30,926	$34,924
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,632	$30,988	$34,492
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$25,835	$24,035	$33,655
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,468	$28,478	$33,532
Biology, General	$20,281	$18,540	$29,686
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,418	$25,039	$28,019
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$28,814	$20,687	$27,072
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,607	$20,530	$26,926
English Language and Literature, General	$31,368	$25,194	$26,901
Psychology, General	$26,023	$19,835	$23,898
Systems Science and Theory	NA	$21,508	NA
History	$23,270	$21,052	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$52,335	$63,005	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$35,036	$33,993	NA
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$61,623	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$21,508	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$23,649	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$25,194	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,069	$25,967	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$56,479	NA	NA
Chemistry	NA	$27,439	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$24,912	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$21,964	NA
Social Work	$26,191	$27,048	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,290	$87,183	$92,283
Business/Commerce, General	$42,991	$55,512	$59,064
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,675	$52,107	$57,619
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$42,594	$45,696	$53,734
Human Resources Management and Services	$47,574	$45,696	$53,006
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$50,801	$55,964	$51,903
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,027	NA	$50,622
Special Education and Teaching	$40,059	$41,193	$44,815
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,397	$39,305	$43,949
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,637	$38,289	$42,620
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$38,101	$36,211	$39,082
Education, General	$42,391	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$27,295	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$48,667	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$39,009	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$30,771	NA
Social Work	$40,494	NA	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$50,606	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$110,434	$121,632	$123,370
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,586	$73,635	$78,893
Medicine	$55,233	$57,087	$63,436

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$48,272	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$50,606	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$54,506	$58,823	$57,647

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$178,140	$185,138	$194,626

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