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The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of a field of 1,618 colleges and universities considered in the 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, West Virginia University landed the #514 spot. In addition, WVU took the #2 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia.
WVU was ranked #489 in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 892 schools that were included in the ranking. For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in West Virginia, WVU came in at #2.
During the most recent year for which data is available, 5,437 graduate students attended West Virginia University. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.
Women make up 56.3% of the total graduate student body at WVU while men make up 43.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at WVU, around 15.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 12.3% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,302 | $22,365 |
The typical graduate student at WVU who borrowed carries a median debt of $23,844.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at WVU enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $73,540.
The average early-career salary for professional degree recipients from WVU is $122,198.
The graduate programs at WVU lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | $158,414 |
| Medicine | $153,284 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | $138,334 |
| Nursing | $123,579 |
| Management Sciences & Methods | $116,533 |
| Business & Commerce | $111,315 |
| Human Resource Management | $109,007 |
| Allied Health Services | $97,375 |
| Business Administration & Management | $86,826 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | $85,564 |
West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of West Virginia University.
Contact details for WVU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506 |
| Phone: | 304-293-0111 |
| Website: | www.wvu.edu |
About 41.9% of the graduate students at West Virginia University took at least one online class. For that same period, 32.9% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | 4 | — |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | 5 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 12 | — |
| Chemistry | 18 | — |
| Child Development & Psychology | 7 | — |
| Communication & Media Studies | 4 | — |
| Computer Science | 2 | — |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 2 | — |
| Economics | 4 | — |
| Educational Administration | 9 | — |
| Forestry | 2 | — |
| General Biology | 5 | — |
| General Engineering | 33 | — |
| General English Literature | 7 | — |
| General Psychology | 3 | — |
| Geography & Cartography | 2 | — |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 3 | — |
| Health & Physical Education | 8 | — |
| History | 5 | — |
| Mathematics | 3 | — |
| Medical Science | 1 | — |
| Microbiology Science & Immunology | 11 | — |
| Music | 10 | — |
| Natural Resource Management | 4 | — |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 6 | — |
| Nursing | 2 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 | — |
| Physics | 14 | — |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 6 | — |
| Plant Sciences | 1 | — |
| Political Science & Government | 3 | — |
| Public Health | 8 | — |
| Sociology | 8 | — |
| Sustainability Science | 4 | — |
Only the programs in which a professional degree was awarded are shown here.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 9 | — |
| Dentistry | 50 | $158,414 |
| General Education | 5 | — |
| Instructional Media Design | 1 | — |
| Law | 91 | $81,586 |
| Medicine | 103 | $153,284 |
| Nursing | 19 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 50 | $138,334 |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 47 | $83,707 |
Footnotes
*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.
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