2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree history students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k) in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s history degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. 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 Military University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$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 History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.

Read more about History at Marshall University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees 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.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $75-$110k)

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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