2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across West Virginia, there were 865 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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 psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology 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 psychology students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in West Virginia (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology 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 Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 76 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American Public University System General Psychology Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 32 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology 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 full report on General Psychology at Marshall University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at WVU

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)

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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