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2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

7 Schools Ranked
$17,861 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which teaching 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
32 Total Awards
$8,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 32 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Marshall University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, West Virginia
29 Total Awards
$13,864 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,861 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Salem University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 29 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $17,861 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Salem are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#3

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
6 Total Awards
$7,892 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Fairmont State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
6 Total Awards
$7,050 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out American Military University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#5

Concord University

Athens, West Virginia
3 Total Awards
$9,450 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concord University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Athens, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Concord University. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Bethany College West Virginia

Bethany, West Virginia
$11,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Bethany College West Virginia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

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#6

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia
$8,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Shepherd University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Shepherd University. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Shepherd University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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