Software Engineering Degrees in West Virginia for 2027
West Virginia has 1 program titled software engineering at 1 school, and 10 computer science programs. This guide covers each one, what it costs, and what software developers earn in the state.
Kevin ToFounder & Editor·B.S. in Computer Science, Temple University·Updated
Software engineering programs
1
titled software engineering
ABET-accredited
0
ABET’s list, 2026-09-30
Computer science programs
10
IPEDS 2024
Median pay, software developers
$121,000
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Key takeaways
01West Virginia has 1 degree titled software engineering, a master’s, at 1 school, plus 10 computer science programs. Each program below is checked against the school’s own page. It is West Virginia’s master’s. It is West Virginia University’s master’s program in Morgantown.
02At West Virginia’s public schools, the median undergraduate tuition for 2023–24 was $9,464 in state and $20,800 out of state, so residency saves about $11,336 a year at the median. Private schools had a median of $32,648. These IPEDS figures are one per school and leave out fees, housing and financial aid.
03Software developers in West Virginia earned a median of $121,000 in May 2025, against $135,980 nationally, and half earned between $82,700 and $142,610. The state employed 2,650 of them. Nationally, BLS projects the occupation to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
04Prices in West Virginia were 10.5% below the national average in 2024, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s measure, and housing stood at 54.2 against a national 100. At national prices, the state’s developer median goes as far as about $135,200. BEA’s 2024 figures are its latest, a year behind the pay data.
05Neighboring states with programs titled software engineering: Pennsylvania (9), Ohio (7), Kentucky (2) and Virginia (2). Each has its own guide with the same comparisons of programs, cost and pay, so a program across the state line can be weighed against one at home, keeping in mind that a public school charges nonresidents more.
This guide
Studying software engineering in West Virginia
A degree titled software engineering puts design, testing and the management of large software projects at the center, where computer science centers on computation itself. West Virginia offers both, and many software engineers hold either one.
What this page covers
Software engineering programs: the 1 bachelor’s or master’s degree in West Virginia titled software engineering, each checked against the school’s own page.
Computer science programs: the state’s 10 bachelor’s and master’s programs in computer science, from federal data.
Online programs: software engineering degrees from our rankings that can be completed online.
Not included: associate degrees, certificates, bootcamps, doctoral programs and degrees in related fields such as information technology.
SE programs
Software engineering programs in West Virginia
Each program is ranked against the others in West Virginia at the same degree level, by the score our national rankings use. Tuition is IPEDS 2023–24; grad rate is the school’s. Full details for a ranked program are on its ranking page.
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Top 3 in West Virginia
Not ranked
Master’s in software engineering
1 program, none ranked
Not ranked 1 program, each missing something the score needs
Not rankedSets its own tuition, so the federal figure our score uses doesn’t apply
West Virginia
Morgantown, WV
MSOnline
Published rate
$805 per credit hour
Grads/yr
16.3
Online
Ten courses make up this 30-credit master's at West Virginia University, delivered online in asynchronous and synchronous formats. Five foundational core courses pair with five advanced electives in areas such as cybersecurity, quality software and AI.
It is an applied, coursework-only program, and neither the GMAT nor the GRE is required. Courses run in 8-week and 12-week terms. Applicants whose degree is outside computer science and related fields are considered for provisional admission and start with SENG 505, which does not count toward the degree.
Compare
West Virginia software engineering programs side by side
West Virginia software engineering programs compared, by level
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Program
Format
In-state
Out-of- state
Grads/ yr
ABET
Scoreof 100
Master’s in software engineering · 1 program, none ranked
A published rate is the school’s own price, shown but not scored.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, at the program’s level (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average). Grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students. Grads/yr: IPEDS, three-year average. ABET: ABET’s list, retrieved 2026-09-30. #: the program’s rank among West Virginia’s ranked programs at its level; NR, not ranked. Score: out of 100, the same score as on the ranking pages.
Computer science
Computer science programs in West Virginia
7 schools in the table below.
Computer science is the neighboring degree, and many software engineers hold it. These rows come from federal data, not from each school’s page.
Also offered: bachelor’s at West Virginia University at Parkersburg; master’s at West Virginia and West Virginia State.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24, in-state, before fees and aid; undergraduate for a bachelor’s, and for a master’s the school-wide average across graduate students, which excludes program fees. School grad rate: the school’s six-year rate for bachelor’s students (IPEDS). ABET: on ABET’s computing (CAC) or engineering (EAC) list, retrieved 2026-10-05; a blank cell means not accredited. A school is in the table when it has at least two of a tuition figure, a grad rate or ABET accreditation, and a program page we could link; the rest are listed under it. SE track: named on the school’s own page.
Cost
What it costs in West Virginia
Public, in-state
$9,464
median of 3 schools
Public, out-of-state
$20,800
median of 3 schools
Private
$32,648
median of 3 schools
Living in West Virginia is worth about $11,336 a year in tuition at the median public school, the gap between the two public medians. Over a four-year degree that is roughly $45,344, before any change in rates.
Prices in West Virginia were 89.5 against a national 100 in 2024, and housing 54.2, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Regional Price Parities. 2024 is BEA’s latest year, a year behind the May 2025 pay figures on this page.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 undergraduate tuition, one figure per school, for the 6 schools with a bachelor’s program in this guide; a median needs at least 3 schools. Excludes fees, housing and aid. Prices: BEA Regional Price Parities by state, 2024, all items and housing services.
Job market
The software job market in West Virginia
West Virginia employed 2,650 software developers in May 2025. Its location quotient for the occupation is 0.35: the jobs are less concentrated in the state than nationally. Nationally, BLS projects software developer jobs to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035, against 3.5% for all occupations.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia. Location quotient: the state’s share of employment in the occupation divided by the national share (1.0 = the national rate). Growth: BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35, national.
Pay
What software developers earn in West Virginia
$60,48010th
$82,70025th
$121,000median
$142,61075th
$168,62090th
Software developers, West Virginia, BLS OEWS May 2025. National median: $135,980.
The state median is $121,000, $14,980 below the national $135,980. Half of the state’s software developers earn between $82,700 and $142,610.
BEA puts prices in West Virginia at 89.5 against a national 100 (2024), so the median goes as far as $135,200 would nationally, $780 less than the national median.
BEA price parities, 2024; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Online options
Online software engineering degrees for West Virginia residents
If no program in West Virginia fits, these are the highest-scoring online programs in our rankings. Confirm with each school that it enrolls students living in West Virginia.
Tuition: IPEDS 2023–24 out-of-state, the rate an online student from another state usually pays (a master’s figure is the school’s graduate average); a published rate is the school’s own price. National rank and score: our national ranking at the program’s level.
How many software engineering programs are in West Virginia?
1 degree titled software engineering, a master’s, at 1 school. 0 of them are on ABET’s accredited list.
How much does a software engineering degree cost in West Virginia?
Across West Virginia’s public schools in this guide, median undergraduate tuition for 2023–24 was $9,464 for residents and $20,800 for nonresidents; at private schools the median was $32,648. These IPEDS figures exclude fees and housing.
How much do software engineers make in West Virginia?
Software developers, the BLS occupation that includes software engineers, earned a median of $121,000 in West Virginia in May 2025. The 10th percentile was $60,480 and the 90th $168,620.
Is West Virginia pay worth it after cost of living?
BEA puts West Virginia’s prices at 89.5 against a national 100 in 2024. Divided by that, the developer median of $121,000 is worth about $135,200 at national prices.
Can West Virginia residents take a software engineering degree online?
Yes. Kennesaw State, Minnesota-Crookston and University of Arizona are among the online software engineering programs in our rankings. Check with each school that it enrolls students living in West Virginia.
Which schools in West Virginia offer a software engineering degree?
West Virginia University. This page lists 1 master’s program in software engineering.
2NCES IPEDS institutional charges, 2023–24Tuition at the program’s level, and undergraduate tuition per school for the cost medians. Excludes fees, housing and aid.
3NCES IPEDS graduation ratesThe school’s six-year graduation rate, for the whole school rather than the program; IPEDS DRVGR2023 where the main pull has no figure.
4Each school’s own program pageProgram name, delivery, credits, and every bullet on the program cards, quoted from the saved page. Read .
