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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #53 most popular major in West Virginia with 23 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public policy 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 Policy Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for public policy students. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Policy Schools in West Virginia list.

Read full report on Public Policy at American Public University System

#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 public policy schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

Full Public Policy at Marshall University Report

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 278
Florida 13
Georgia 28
North Carolina 87
Tennessee 66
Kentucky 22
Louisiana 8
Alabama 7
South Carolina 2
Arkansas 8

More Public Policy Rankings in West Virginia

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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