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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,097 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,424 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

Public Administration is the #19 most popular major in West Virginia with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Public Administration Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Public Administration Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WVU also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Administration Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia State University is a great value for public administration students. WVSU is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Institute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVSU are $8,833 a year.

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Best Value Public Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 489
Florida 638
Georgia 401
North Carolina 379
Tennessee 97
Kentucky 122
Louisiana 113
Alabama 378
South Carolina 88
Mississippi 84
Arkansas 172

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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