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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration is the 47th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across West Virginia, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration 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 public administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Admin 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 public admin students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (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 Public Admin 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. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 89 masters’s public admin degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at WVU

#3

West Virginia State University

Institute, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$19,555 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Virginia State University is located in Institute, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

WVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration 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 West Virginia State University are $19,555.

Read more about Public Administration at WVSU

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