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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$11,148 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in West Virginia with 1,895 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in West Virginia.

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#2

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Out of the 11 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Liberty University are $6,786 per year.

West Liberty University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#3

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheeling University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Wheeling University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wheeling.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wheeling University are $10,160 a year.

Wheeling University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $10,332 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in West Virginia.

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#5

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 11 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Shepherd University are $8,730 a year.

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#6

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

With a ranking of #6, Marshall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

Marshall University graduate students pay an average of $8,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Fairmont State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fairmont State are $7,892 a year.

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#8

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

University of Charleston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. UC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $16,400 a year.

UC also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #4.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Charleston Report

West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Virginia Wesleyan are $12,222 per year.

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Strayer University - West Virginia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Scott Depot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - West Virginia are $15,135 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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