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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia

13 Colleges
$40,084 Avg Salary
$21,995 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 924 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

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#3

Salem University

Salem, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia list. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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#6

Concord University

Athens, WV

Concord University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, Concord University is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

West Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

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#8

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

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West Virginia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

With a ranking of #10, Wheeling University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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