2027 Best Value Public Health Schools in West Virginia
[Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for public health students.
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2027 Best Value Public Health Schools in West Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in public health, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Public Health Schools
Our analysis ranked American Public University System the best value for a degree in public health in West Virginia. Set in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a very large private for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,400. Public Health graduates carry a median of $27,081 in student loans. Public Health graduates of American Public University System earn a median of $53,901 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,081 median debt.
West Virginia University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in public health, landing the #2 spot this year. West Virginia University is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,104, while out-of-state students pay about $28,608. Typical student debt for public health graduates is $24,000. Public Health graduates of West Virginia University earn a median of $43,076 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,000 median debt. West Virginia University admits about 89% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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