Occupational Safety & Health Technology at West Virginia University

Every occupational safety & health technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the osha program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Safety & Health Technology section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Occupational Safety & Health Technology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in OSHA

WVU Occupational Safety & Health Technology Rankings

OSHA Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the osha majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Occupational Safety & Health Technology Master’s Program

30% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of osha master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Of the students who received a osha master's degree from WVU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in osha.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That OSHA Grads May Go Into

A degree in osha can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	790	$73,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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