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

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General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across West Virginia, there were 865 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 76 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at WVU

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 32 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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