by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across West Virginia, there were 7,817 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,604 and $18,770 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,641 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,642 and $26,170 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The health professions 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alderson Broaddus University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia. Philippi, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Bluefield, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
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Davis & Elkins College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Elkins, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Wheeling University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Wheeling University is a small school located in Wheeling, West Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Marshall University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 292 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Fairmont State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Fairmont State University is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Charleston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 434 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Valley College-Martinsburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Valley College-Martinsburg is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Located in Institute, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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American Public University System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #15. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 374 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Beckley, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Concord University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Athens, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Salem is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Potomac State College of West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. WVU Potomac State College is located in Keyser, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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