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2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$10,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,601 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in West Virginia with 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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

The Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Blue Ridge Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $4,128 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $26,337 in student debt.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg undergraduate students pay an average of $3,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from West Virginia University at Parkersburg take out $19,590 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from BridgeValley Community & Technical College carry an average student debtload of $20,681.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in West Virginia.

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Out of the 12 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WVNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,975.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern are $4,084 per year.

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Fairmont State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

Fairmont State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Fairmont State take out $28,145 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marshall University are $8,552 a year. Nursing majors at Marshall University take out an average of $26,749 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

Bluefield State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Bluefield State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Bluefield.

Bluefield State College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Bluefield State College carry an average student debtload of $22,895.

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West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. WVJC Morgantown is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Morgantown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVJC Morgantown are $14,657 per year.

WVJC Morgantown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#10

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

University of Charleston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $21,450 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at UC accumulate an average of around $28,279 in student debt.

UC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
Kentucky 6,395
Virginia 6,775
Alabama 7,364
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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