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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Schools Ranked
$10,909 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,894 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Pierpont Community and Technical College

Fairmont, West Virginia
22 Total Awards
$12,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Pierpont Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $12,056 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $25,945 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Pierpont Community and Technical College does have options available for those who want to take online 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 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Pierpont Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
5 Total Awards
$8,642 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. Located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the small public school handed out 5 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $8,642 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,854 in student loans.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

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#3

West Virginia Northern Community College

Wheeling, West Virginia
39 Total Awards
$12,028 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list. WVNCC is a public institution located in Wheeling, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,751 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at WVNCC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

WVNCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

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40 Total Awards
$7,246 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New River Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in West Virginia. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in Beaver, West Virginia that handed out 40 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

New River Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,246 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,617 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

One thing to take note of is that New River Community and Technical College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New River Community and Technical College is ranked #4 for overall quality in West Virginia.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

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