2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 539 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for history 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.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in West Virginia for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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 made our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shepherd University are $7,784 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WVU also took the #4 spot in our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,063 |
| Mississippi | 232 |
| South Carolina | 423 |
| Florida | 887 |
| Virginia | 1,500 |
| Arkansas | 246 |
| Alabama | 505 |
| Kentucky | 366 |
| Georgia | 679 |
| Tennessee | 555 |
| Louisiana | 426 |
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Majors Related to History
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.