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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 184 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor'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. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing 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. 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Our analysis found Shepherd University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Shepherd University graduate students pay an average of $8,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Shepherd University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

WVU also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marshall University are $8,882 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

West Virginia Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $12,222 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, West Virginia Wesleyan is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in West Virginia.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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