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Largest political science and government programs in West Virginia
West Virginia political science and government programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Public University System | Charles Town | For-profit, 4-year | 115 |
| 2 | West Virginia University | Morgantown | Public, 4-year | 98 |
| 3 | Marshall University | Huntington | Public, 4-year | 19 |
| 4 | University of Charleston | Charleston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 5 | Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | Public, 4-year | 11 |
| 6 | Fairmont State University | Fairmont | Public, 4-year | 8 |
| 7 | West Virginia State University | Institute | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 8 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 9 | Concord University | Athens | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 10 | Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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