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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

2 Schools Ranked
$34,277 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Wheeling University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Wheeling University the best school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wheeling University. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Wheeling University Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
122 Total Awards
$8,934 Average Tuition & Fees
$30,008 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, the fairly large public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $30,008 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Marshall University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Marshall University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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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