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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,579 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Military University are $7,050 a 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 #4 for overall quality for nursing in West Virginia.

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#2

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheeling University are $10,160 per year.

Wheeling University also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $10,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marshall University are $8,882 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

West Virginia Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $12,222 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

West Virginia Wesleyan also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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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 5 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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