2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 42 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #99 most popular major in West Virginia.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Economics Bachelor's 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 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for economics 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 Bachelor's in Economics
Our 2023 rankings named Shepherd University the best value school in West Virginia for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, economics graduates from Shepherd University carry an average student debtload of $20,553.
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Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year. On average, economics graduates from WVU take out $21,207 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
WVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 642 |
| Virginia | 1,329 |
| North Carolina | 1,251 |
| Florida | 1,443 |
| Tennessee | 436 |
| Kentucky | 222 |
| South Carolina | 316 |
| Louisiana | 209 |
| Arkansas | 103 |
| Alabama | 107 |
| Mississippi | 63 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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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