2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 994 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 26 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (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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