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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,494 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,219 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

In 2020-2021, general business/commerce students earned 275 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in West Virginia

Check out the general business programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for general business/commerce students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

American Military University also made our Best Business & Commerce Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year.

WVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in West Virginia list.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Marshall University Report

$32,612 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great value for general business/commerce students. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia Wesleyan are $32,612 a year.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at West Virginia Wesleyan College

#5

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV
$21,450 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Charleston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $21,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in West Virginia list.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Charleston Report

Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 160
Florida 559
Georgia 373
Tennessee 176
Kentucky 1,422
Louisiana 138
Alabama 35
South Carolina 123
Arkansas 30

General Business/Commerce is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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