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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,348 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #49 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at American Military University are $7,360 a year.

American Military University also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in West Virginia rankings.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at American Public University System Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV
$8,552 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Marshall University Report

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 24

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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