2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 532 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history 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 history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 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 History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 181 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at American Public University System

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best History 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.

Read more about History at Marshall University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 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 #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at West Virginia University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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