2021 Best Affordable Colleges in West Virginia for Students from Australia

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. 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 Colleges for Australian Students in West Virginia ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 3 schools in West Virginia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Australian students in West Virginia. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in West Virginia for Students from Australia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV

$19,296 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.3% International Students

West Virginia University Institute of Technology tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Australian students in West Virginia. West Virginia University Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 218 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 4.3% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at West Virginia University Tech are Spain, Brazil, and Australia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at West Virginia University Tech is about $19,296 a year, on average.

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

$25,824 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.4% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Australian students in West Virginia list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the large public school handed out 4,540 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at WVU are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and China. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at WVU is about $25,824 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $26,676 per year.

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University of Charleston
Charleston, WV

$21,450 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.2% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Australian students in West Virginia list. UC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, West Virginia. It awarded 591 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil come to UC to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UC runs, on average, about $21,450. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $16,400 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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%.

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