by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across West Virginia, there were 1,559 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,084 and $21,995 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 820 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,814 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 320 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 229 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 57 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s. Fairmont State University is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 55 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s. Located in Salem, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Concord University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Athens, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
West Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s ranking. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Shepherd University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s list. West Virginia State University is located in Institute, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Wheeling University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philippi, West Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College West Virginia ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s list. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - West Virginia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Scott Depot, West Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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