by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia ranking is part of that endeavor. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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Our analysis looked at 12 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named American Public University System the best value (income $48-$75k) school in West Virginia for students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a large student population. It is a private for-profit school.
Not only is American Public University System a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in West Virginia for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia. This fairly large public school is located in Huntington, West Virginia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Marshall University is ranked #6 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
The quality degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia. West Virginia University is a large public school located in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Not only is West Virginia University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in West Virginia for overall quality.
Out of the 12 master’s degree schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #4 spot on the list. Concord University is a small public school situated in Athens, West Virginia.
Concord University has the honor of being ranked #10 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Not only is Shepherd University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in West Virginia for overall quality.
With a ranking of #6, Fairmont State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia list. Fairmont State University is a small public school located in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Fairmont State University has the honor of being ranked #11 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
West Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia list. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a public school.
West Liberty University has the honor of being ranked #8 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is West Virginia Wesleyan College a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in West Virginia for overall quality.
University of Charleston did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. Charleston, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is University of Charleston a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in West Virginia for overall quality.
Alderson Broaddus University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Alderson Broaddus University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in West Virginia for overall quality.
With a ranking of #11, Salem University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia list. Salem is located in Salem, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a private for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Salem University is ranked #12 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
Wheeling University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia list. Wheeling, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Wheeling University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in West Virginia for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
