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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities School for You

With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #24 most popular major in West Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts & Humanities

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities in West Virginia.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at American Public University System Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV
$8,552 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public college with a large student population.

Marshall University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Marshall University Report

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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