Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing 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 Nursing Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Nursing at American Public University System Report

#2

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV
$29,290 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheeling University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wheeling University are $29,290 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wheeling University is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in West Virginia.

Read full report on Nursing at Wheeling University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year.

WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Nursing at West Virginia University Report

#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV
$7,784 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

Shepherd University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Shepherd University

#5

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year.

Full Nursing at Marshall University Report

$32,612 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia Wesleyan are $32,612 per year.

Read More…

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.