by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 646 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,814 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the #1 spot on the list. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheeling University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia, and it awarded 25 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Buckhannon, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 161 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Athens, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, West Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. West Liberty University is a public institution located in West Liberty, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 221 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - West Virginia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small school located in Scott Depot, West Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Charleston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. University of Charleston is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, West Virginia. It awarded 30 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, American Public University System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 111 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Fairmont State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in West Virginia ranking. Fairmont State University is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 219 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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