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2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,441 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Health

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from American Military University take out $30,420 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

American Military University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

Read full report on Public Health at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $561.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #3 for overall quality for public health in West Virginia.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Fairmont State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in West Virginia. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairmont State are $7,892 per year.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Marshall University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Marshall University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Davis & Elkins College is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at D&E are $29,960 a year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Georgia 1,455
Kentucky 371
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

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 Article 25 Flickr.

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