2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in West Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 532 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,640 and $29,953 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree history students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,624 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 181 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$24,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #2 spot in our “Best History 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 more about History at WVU

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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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