by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best West Virginia Schools For The Money For Those Getting Aid for a Master's ranking - to help you make that decision. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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Our analysis looked at 12 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named American Public University System the best value (with aid) school in West Virginia for students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, American Public University System is ranked #1 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list means Marshall University is a great place for students working on their degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia.
Not only is Marshall University a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in West Virginia for overall quality.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list means West Virginia University is a great place for students working on their degree. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia.
West Virginia University has the honor of being ranked #2 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 12 master’s degree schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #4 spot on the list. Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Concord University a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in West Virginia for overall quality.
Out of the 12 master’s degree schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Not only is Shepherd University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in West Virginia for overall quality.
Fairmont State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list. Fairmont State University is a small public school located in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Not only is Fairmont State University a great value, but it is also ranked #11 in West Virginia for overall quality.
With a ranking of #7, West Liberty University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list. This small public school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia.
Not only is West Liberty University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in West Virginia for overall quality.
University of Charleston did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Charleston is ranked #3 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
With a ranking of #9, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list. Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philippi, West Virginia.
Not only is Alderson Broaddus University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in West Virginia for overall quality.
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia ranking. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
West Virginia Wesleyan College has the honor of being ranked #5 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Salem University landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia ranking. Salem is a private for-profit institution located in Salem, West Virginia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Salem University is ranked #12 for quality in the state of West Virginia.
Wheeling University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in West Virginia list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Wheeling University has the honor of being ranked #7 in West Virginia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.