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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,972 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was the most popular one in West Virginia. In total, 758 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in West Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Blue Ridge Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $4,128 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $20,151.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IT majors at American Military University take out an average of $23,058 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, WVNCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,300 per year.

WVNCC also made our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - West Virginia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - West Virginia are $13,515 per year. IT majors at Strayer University - West Virginia take out an average of $27,968 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Information Technology at Strayer University - West Virginia Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
North Carolina 181
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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