2021 Best Affordable Colleges in West Virginia for Students from Malaysia

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Malaysian Students in West Virginia ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 2 schools in West Virginia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Malaysian students in West Virginia. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in West Virginia for Students from Malaysia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

$25,824 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.4% International Students

West Virginia University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Malaysian students in West Virginia. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,540 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and China come to WVU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at WVU is about $25,824 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $26,676 per year.

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Marshall University
Huntington, WV

$19,606 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.1% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia 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 1,541 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to Marshall University to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Marshall University is about $19,606 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $21,434 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.