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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$4,775 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 3,558 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in West Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Mountwest Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCTC are $4,692 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at MCTC accumulate an average of around $13,273 in student debt.

MCTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school 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. Liberal Arts majors at American Military University take out an average of $10,159 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in West Virginia. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college 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. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $18,810.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Keyser, WVU Potomac State College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU Potomac State College are $4,632 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from WVU Potomac State College carry an average student debtload of $13,924.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Pierpont Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,086 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,890.

Pierpont Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Moorefield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College are $3,888 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $13,863 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Parkersburg, West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $3,890 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at West Virginia University at Parkersburg accumulate an average of around $14,366 in student debt.

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West Virginia Northern Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,300 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at WVNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,456.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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