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Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

9 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 1,515 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our 2023 rankings named Potomac State College of West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Keyser, WVU Potomac State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at WVU Potomac State College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New River Community and Technical College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mountwest Community and Technical College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Davis & Elkins College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in West Virginia. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Salem University

Salem, WV

Salem University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

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With a ranking of #7, BridgeValley Community & Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

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With a ranking of #7, Alderson Broaddus University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Philippi.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
South Carolina 3,980
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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