2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd 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 $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 181 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #0 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at West Virginia University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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