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2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$14,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, West Virginia
51 Total Awards
$10,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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

If you are interested in distance education, Wheeling University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

Wheeling University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
318 Total Awards
$26,676 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 318 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $26,676 in tuition and fees each year.

WVU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia
3 Total Awards
$12,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shepherd University are $12,906 per year.

Online graduate courses are available at Shepherd University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Shepherd University also made our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
196 Total Awards
$21,434 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 196 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Marshall University graduate students pay an average of $21,434 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marshall University. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
2 Total Awards
$12,222 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

West Virginia Wesleyan also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#6

University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia
28 Total Awards
$16,400 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Charleston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree healthcare programs. UC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $16,400 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.

UC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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