2025 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #9 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 115 master's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Sciences in West Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social sciences.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in social sciences needs to take a look at American Public University System. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town.More information about a master’s in social sciences from American Public University System

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in social sciences has to look into Marshall University. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Marshall University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	48
Florida	34	470
Virginia	33	479
Georgia	32	346
Tennessee	32	129
North Carolina	31	365
Kentucky	31	96
Alabama	30	210
Louisiana	30	116
South Carolina	30	52
Arkansas	30	43

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	35
Sociology	29
Geography & Cartography	21
Economics	12
International Relations & National Security	9

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	188
History	170
English Language & Literature	35
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	29
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	25
Theology & Religious Vocations	21
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.