Colleges in West Virginia
65 colleges and universities in West Virginia: 20 four-year, 13 two-year and 32 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Marshall University ($7,341 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (20)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| American Public University System | Charles Town | Private for-profit | $11,116 | — | $41,320 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | Public | $18,020 | 89% | $62,910 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | Public | $7,341 | 96% | $49,444 |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | Public | $10,060 | 99% | $49,370 |
| Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | Public | $7,940 | 97% | $54,833 |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | Private nonprofit | $23,793 | 62% | $56,207 |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | Public | $8,988 | 97% | $49,503 |
| Concord University | Athens | Public | $9,484 | 93% | $45,054 |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | Public | $13,624 | 96% | $43,742 |
| Glenville State University | Glenville | Public | $10,748 | — | $44,924 |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Public | $11,130 | 97% | $45,981 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley | Public | $14,942 | 37% | $62,910 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | Private nonprofit | $17,980 | 93% | $55,361 |
| Salem University | Salem | Private for-profit | $12,107 | — | $42,194 |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Private nonprofit | $18,810 | 94% | $45,563 |
| Bethany College | Bethany | Private nonprofit | $22,129 | 59% | $49,672 |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | Private nonprofit | $11,350 | 63% | $64,655 |
| Strayer University-West Virginia | Scott Depot | Private for-profit | — | — | $44,016 |
| Appalachian Bible College | Mount Hope | Private nonprofit | $12,190 | 78% | $42,377 |
| Catholic International University | Charles Town | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
Two-year and community colleges (13)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Public | $9,685 | — | $38,665 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Public | $5,757 | — | $42,493 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public | $4,899 | — | $42,127 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public | $5,632 | — | $35,978 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | Public | $8,503 | — | $36,802 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Public | $4,488 | — | $36,163 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public | $7,940 | — | $38,209 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University | Keyser | Public | $13,967 | — | $62,910 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | $1,743 | — | $34,178 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | Morgantown | Private for-profit | $15,685 | — | $37,336 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | Cross Lanes | Private for-profit | $17,013 | — | $32,951 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Moorefield | Public | $4,544 | — | $33,951 |
| Ameritas College | Huntington | Private nonprofit | $11,490 | — | $25,861 |
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (32)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| Valley College-Martinsburg | Martinsburg | Private nonprofit | $23,639 | — | $38,445 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Public | $7,460 | — | $39,091 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public | $3,174 | — | $38,620 |
| Valley College-Beckley | Beckley | Private nonprofit | $19,606 | — | $30,129 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public | $5,395 | — | $36,613 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | Private for-profit | $17,250 | — | $19,840 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public | $380 | — | $43,787 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | Public | $12,772 | — | $52,227 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | Public | $5,617 | — | $32,895 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | Private for-profit | $12,271 | — | $29,819 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | Charleston | Private for-profit | $21,429 | — | $34,908 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | Morgantown | Private nonprofit | — | — | $80,899 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Public | — | — | — |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | Public | $1,109 | — | $40,346 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | Private for-profit | $8,075 | — | $24,012 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | Private for-profit | $9,871 | — | $23,535 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | Public | $4,318 | 58% | $43,556 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | Public | $4,106 | — | $47,145 |
| Mountain State School of Massage | Charleston | Private for-profit | $18,573 | — | $31,184 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Parkersburg | Public | $2,421 | 75% | $38,245 |
| Ross College-Morgantown | Morgantown | Private for-profit | $21,149 | — | $35,078 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Public | $8,451 | — | $32,276 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | Public | $1,929 | — | $33,831 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | New Cumberland | Public | $38,759 | — | $57,775 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Stollings | Public | $8,725 | — | — |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | Glen Dale | Private nonprofit | $20,660 | — | $46,004 |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | Public | $9,788 | — | — |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Keyser | Public | $1,651 | — | $55,342 |
| United Technical Center | Clarksburg | Public | $9,712 | — | $57,656 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Delbarton | Public | — | — | — |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | Lewisburg | Public | — | — | — |
| Future Generations University | Franklin | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |