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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in West Virginia

6 Colleges in West Virginia

806 Doctor's Degrees

If you pursue a doctor's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in West Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 806 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in health professions matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in West Virginia ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality health professions program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in West Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Health Professions Students Working on Their Doctorate

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

279 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Virginia University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were about 279 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marshall University
Huntington, WV

213 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Marshall University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were about 213 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent data year.

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University of Charleston
Charleston, WV

56 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Charleston if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. UC is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Charleston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were about 56 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Wheeling University
Wheeling, WV

54 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health professions needs to take a look at Wheeling University. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were approximately 54 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Wheeling University in the most recent data year.

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Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were approximately 8 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Shepherd University in the most recent year we have data available.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Buckhannon. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in West Virginia.

There were roughly 2 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at West Virginia Wesleyan in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from West Virginia Wesleyan College

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	3,890
Virginia	29	2,580
Georgia	28	2,015
South Carolina	27	1,007
North Carolina	26	2,033
Kentucky	26	1,298
Tennessee	25	2,304
Louisiana	25	1,098
Mississippi	24	669
Alabama	24	1,558
Arkansas	23	539

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	374
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	203
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	129
Dentistry	47
Nursing	45
Communication Sciences	7
Public Health	1

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in West Virginia

Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree