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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Wheeling University

Wheeling, West Virginia
$10,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wheeling University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia.

Wheeling University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Wheeling University Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our list.

Online graduate courses are available at WVU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia
$16,400 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Charleston is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UC. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

American Public University System

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

Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, American Military University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#5

Shepherd University

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

Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that Shepherd University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Shepherd University Report

#6

West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia

West Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

West Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia
$12,222 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #7 on this year’s list.

West Virginia Wesleyan is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#8

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
$8,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Marshall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marshall University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
$7,892 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Fairmont State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.

Fairmont State 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. 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.

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#10

Salem University

Salem, West Virginia
$13,864 Average Tuition & Fees

Salem University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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