2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in West Virginia

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General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across West Virginia, there were 733 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in West Virginia

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 124 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business 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 General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 88 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$12,982 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

West Virginia Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia Wesleyan College are $12,982, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at West Virginia Wesleyan

#4

University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia list. University of Charleston is a small school located in Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 29 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Charleston are $17,400.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Charleston

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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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