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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,591 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 301 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education 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.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Our analysis found West Liberty University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Liberty University are $8,354 per year.

West Liberty University also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Full General Education at West Liberty University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. 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. Education majors at Fairmont State take out an average of $22,237 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Education at Fairmont State University Report

#3

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wheeling University are $29,290 per year.

Wheeling University also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Georgia 117
Florida 622
Virginia 918
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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