2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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Curriculum & Instruction is the 57th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 23 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,100 and $16,644 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality curriculum and instruction programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,068 Average Net Price

$33,455 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 ’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Shepherd University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in West Virginia” list. It costs about $8,068 for West Virginia Curriculum students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Shepherd University.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at Shepherd University

#2

Salem University

Salem, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$20,800 Average Net Price

$39,940 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 10 ’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Salem is $20,800 for West Virginia Curriculum students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Salem University

• Best Value Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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