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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,452 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

Health Sciences & Services is the #61 most popular major in West Virginia with 100 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a .

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named Blue Ridge Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for health sciences and services students. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $4,128 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Report

#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shepherd University are $7,784 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Shepherd University take out is $19,549.

In addition to its great value ranking, Shepherd University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Shepherd University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at BridgeValley Community & Technical College Report

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year.

WVU also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 6 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Beaver.

New River Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$32,612 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia Wesleyan are $32,612 a year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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