2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 1,771 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Shepherd University the best value school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.
Shepherd University graduate students pay an average of $8,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Shepherd University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
WVU graduate students pay an average of $10,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WVU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marshall University are $8,882 per year.
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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.
West Virginia Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $12,222 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
West Virginia Wesleyan also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #4.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 7,112 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
Florida | 21,209 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Louisiana | 3,502 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
Alabama | 7,364 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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