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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

4 Schools Ranked

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

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

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WVU. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the # 2 spot on the 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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#3

Shepherd University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

One thing to take note of is that Shepherd University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Marshall University

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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in West Virginia.

Online graduate courses are available at Marshall 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 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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