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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Schools in West Virginia

5 Schools Ranked
$41,760 Average Earnings
$21,866 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities 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 many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Salem University

Salem, West Virginia
65 Total Awards
$43,962 Average Earnings
$28,471 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Salem University the most popular school in West Virginia for teaching students working on their degree. Salem University is a very small private for-profit school located in Salem, West Virginia that handed out 65 degrees in 2020-2021.

Degree recipients from Salem accumulate an average of $28,471 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $165 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Salem graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $43,962 during the early year of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

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#2

Wheeling University

Wheeling, West Virginia
40 Total Awards
$59,427 Average Earnings
$35,999 Avg Student Debt

The programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in West Virginia. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.

Degree recipients from Wheeling University accumulate an average of $35,999 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Wheeling University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $59,427 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

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#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
73 Total Awards
$51,395 Average Earnings
$25,070 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Schools in West Virginia list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 73 degrees in 2020-2021.

On average, students take out $25,070 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from American Military University, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $51,395 during the early years of their career. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

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#4

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
93 Total Awards
$37,492 Average Earnings
$26,033 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.

On average, students take out $26,033 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Fairmont State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $37,492 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

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8 Total Awards
$29,145 Average Earnings
$11,220 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New River Community and Technical College is a great place for teaching students. New River Community and Technical College is located in Beaver, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 degrees to qualified students.

On average, students take out $11,220 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, New River Community and Technical College graduates make an average of $29,145 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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