2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in West Virginia (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across West Virginia, there were 3,539 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 37 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Marshall University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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