How much does an aviation degree at Marshall University cost?

Summing Marshall University's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $170,111 all in for an in-state student and $213,391 out of state. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.

How much are flight fees at Marshall University?

Marshall University publishes about $81,239 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.

What is tuition at Marshall University?

Marshall University publishes about $9,618 per year in-state and $20,438 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $38,472 versus $81,752, before room and board and before any flight fees. Residency is usually the largest single lever on a collegiate aviation budget.

Does an aviation degree from Marshall University lower the airline hour requirement?

Yes. Marshall University's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.

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What an aviation degree at Marshall University costs

A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.

Section 1Cost estimate

PilotBound all-in estimate

$170K

In-state, all-in

$213K

Out-of-state, all-in

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Tuition + room & board (4 years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.

The numbers, with sources

Tuition (in-state): $38,472; $9,618/yr × 42026-27Source; West Virginia resident, $4,809/semester across two semesters. The aviation fees below are billed on top and are not part of this figure.
Tuition (out-of-state): $81,752; $20,438/yr × 42026-27Source; Non-resident, $10,219/semester.
Room & board(estimated): $50,400; $12,600/yr × 42026-27Source; Marshall does not publish a combined room and board figure on a public page. Its cost-of-attendance page directs students to the bursar's site and to a personalised estimate inside the student portal, so no citable annual number exists.
Flight training (whole program): $81,239; 2026-27Source; Marshall's published per-course lab fees for 2026-27, summed: Solo Flight $6,452 + Private Pilot ASEL $8,251 + Instrument $14,809 + Commercial Phase I $18,088 + Commercial Phase II ASEL $14,704 + Commercial AMEL add-on $7,193 + Initial CFI ASEL $7,405 + CFII $4,337. That is the full sequence through CFII INCLUDING the multi-engine add-on; without the twin it is $74,046. Marshall states no total of its own, so this sum is ours. Hours beyond what a lab covers are billed at the published resource rates: $375/hr for the Cirrus SR20 (up from $320), $516/hr for the twin, $52/hr for the Frasca simulator. ONE THING GOT WORSE: the 2025-26 schedule named the flight hours each lab fee covered, 15 for the solo lab, 36 for instrument and so on, and the 2026-27 schedule drops those hours, so the fee no longer says what it buys. The separate helicopter track is priced here too and is far dearer.
All-in (in-state): $170,111

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Section 4Questions

How much does an aviation degree at Marshall University cost?: Summing Marshall University's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $170,111 all in for an in-state student and $213,391 out of state. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.
How much are flight fees at Marshall University?: Marshall University publishes about $81,239 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.
What is tuition at Marshall University?: Marshall University publishes about $9,618 per year in-state and $20,438 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $38,472 versus $81,752, before room and board and before any flight fees. Residency is usually the largest single lever on a collegiate aviation budget.
Does an aviation degree from Marshall University lower the airline hour requirement?: Yes. Marshall University's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.

Section 5Sources

Figures are Marshall University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Marshall University. Disclaimer & removal policy.

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