2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named Wheeling University the best school in West Virginia for students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Wheeling University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent master’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in West Virginia.
American Military University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that WVU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 12 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
West Liberty University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Shepherd University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Shepherd University. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out West Virginia Wesleyan. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Concord University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Concord University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Fairmont State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Fairmont State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Marshall University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking.
Marshall University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
West Virginia State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WVSU. In 2019-2020 about 21% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Salem University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Salem. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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