by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
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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 Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making over $110k 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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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:
American Public University System tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income over $110k) school for master’s degrees in West Virginia for overall quality. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Not only is American Public University System a great value, but it is also ranked #1 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, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Marshall University a great value, but it is also ranked #6 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, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.
Not only is Concord University a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in West Virginia for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school 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.
University of Charleston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking. 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.
West Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking. West Liberty University is a small public school situated in West Liberty, West Virginia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, West Liberty University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
With a ranking of #8, Fairmont State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Fairmont State University has the honor of being ranked #11 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Alderson Broaddus University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Philippi, West Virginia.
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 #10, West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia list. Buckhannon, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
West Virginia Wesleyan College has the honor of being ranked #5 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Salem University landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking. Salem, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.
Not only is Salem University a great value, but it is also ranked #12 in West Virginia for overall quality.
Wheeling University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Wheeling University has the honor of being ranked #7 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
