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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,949 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,772 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 250 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 computer and information sciences in West Virginia.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at American Public University System Report

#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shepherd University are $8,730 per year.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate student at WVU are $10,332 a year.

WVU also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Marshall University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - West Virginia is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Strayer University - West Virginia graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Strayer University - West Virginia Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 75
Florida 1,828
Virginia 1,635
Tennessee 387
North Carolina 1,441
Georgia 3,307
South Carolina 148
Louisiana 171
Kentucky 2,704
Arkansas 233
Alabama 346

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Almonroth.

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