2022 Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences in West Virginia (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 231 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Beckley, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$10,569 Average Net Price

$42,940 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia” list. It costs about $10,569 for West Virginia Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University Tech.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at West Virginia University Tech

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,370 Average Net Price

$45,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $8,370 for West Virginia Physical Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Marshall University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$12,983 Average Net Price

$45,099 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 123 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Schools in West Virginia” ranking. It costs about $12,983 for West Virginia Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University.

Read more about Physical Sciences 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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