2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 333 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,800 and $34,096 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs that also have a lower cost than 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 public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree public health students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,666 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at American Military University

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marshall University Public Health Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at WVU

#4

Concord University

Athens, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$9,158 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Athens, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Concord University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concord University are $9,158.

Read full report on Public Health at Concord University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (With Aid)

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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