2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia
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The Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in West Virginia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia
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Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the large public school awarded 320 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WVU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 229 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Marshall University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. This large private for-profit school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 57 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at American Military University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 13 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fairmont State University is a small public school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 55 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fairmont State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Salem is a private for-profit institution located in Salem, West Virginia. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 34 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Salem. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Concord University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concord University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
West Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at West Liberty University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Shepherd University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. This small public school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Shepherd University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
West Virginia State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. WVSU is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 17 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
WVSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wheeling University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Wheeling, West Virginia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Wheeling University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Alderson Broaddus University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Alderson Broaddus University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 22% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Bethany, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #13, Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This very small private for-profit school is located in Scott Depot, West Virginia, and it awarded 1 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - West Virginia is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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