2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in West Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,721 people earned their degree in general public health, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.

Across West Virginia, there were 306 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general public health program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general public health 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 General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 56 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.

Read more about General Public Health at American Military University

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best General Public Health Master’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.

Read more about General Public Health at West Virginia University

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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