2024 Best General Public Health Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

If you pursue a master's degree in general public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general public health. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 master's degrees in general public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general public health students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general public health students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general public health students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Public Health Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Public Health in West Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general public health.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Master's in General Public Health

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat American Public University System if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general public health. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town.More information about a master’s in general public health from American Public University System

2

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general public health needs to take a look at West Virginia University. WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown.More information about a master’s in general public health from West Virginia University

3

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Marshall University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general public health. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Huntington.More information about a master’s in general public health from Marshall University

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	643
Georgia	370	339
North Carolina	334	394
Virginia	331	484
Tennessee	313	168
Kentucky	268	84
South Carolina	260	15
Alabama	258	313
Louisiana	250	96
Mississippi	243	65
Arkansas	187	48

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General Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, General Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health Education and Promotion	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.