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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

6 Schools Ranked
$17,861 Avg Student Debt

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
70 Total Awards
$8,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 70 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

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 fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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7 Total Awards

The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in West Virginia. West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

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#3

Wheeling University

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wheeling University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Wheeling University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
1 Total Awards
$7,892 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. This small public school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Fairmont State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia
1 Total Awards
$8,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, the small public school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Shepherd University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Shepherd University Report

#6

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
$12,222 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs.

Since the graduate programs at West Virginia Wesleyan are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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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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