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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$10,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 5,590 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at American Military University are $7,360 a year.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions 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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $3,890 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston.

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

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pierpont Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in West Virginia. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Fairmont.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 per year.

Pierpont Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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West Virginia Northern Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVNCC are $4,300 a year.

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Mountwest Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the midsize suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCTC are $4,692 a year.

MCTC also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Gay, Southern is a public school with a small student population.

Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $4,084 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Fairmont State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairmont State are $7,892 per year.

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West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

West Liberty University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Liberty University are $8,354 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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