2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in West Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across West Virginia, there were 11 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia doctor’s degree nursing practice students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in West Virginia

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$12,402 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shepherd University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shepherd University are $12,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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