Each year, roughly 2.7% of West Virginia students graduate with degrees in teaching. That means an estimated 1,450 teachers graduate from West Virginia's 26 teaching schools each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in West Virginia that has a teaching program is Marshall University. Marshall University, which was ranked 38th in the country in 2010, is located in Huntington. 382 students graduated with a degree in teaching from Marshall University in 2010. Tuition at Marshall University was $5,285 per year.

The second-ranked school in West Virginia with a teaching program is Ohio Valley University, which is located in Vienna. In 2010, it was ranked 41st nationwide. In 2010, Ohio Valley University graduated 19 students from its teaching program. Students at Ohio Valley University paid $17,910 per year in tuition fees.

Concord University, which was ranked 41st nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in West Virginia that has a teaching program. It is located in Athens. In 2010, Concord University graduated 64 students from its teaching programs. Concord University charged in-state students $4,974 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of West Virginia's teaching schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $9,668 per year, though tuition can range from $24,980 per year to $2,076 per year. In 2010, the following West Virginia teaching schools had the highest tuition rates:

1. Wheeling Jesuit University - located in Wheeling, students are charged $24,980 per year
2. University of Charleston - located in Charleston, students are charged $24,700 per year
3. West Virginia Wesleyan College - located in Buckhannon, students are charged $23,980 per year

The following West Virginia teaching schools had the lowest tuition rates:

1. West Virginia University at Parkersburg - located in Parkersburg, students are charged $2,076 per year
2. Mountwest Community and Technical College - located in Huntington, students are charged $2,856 per year
3. Potomac State College of West Virginia University - located in Keyser, students are charged $2,886 per year

A teaching degree from a West Virginia school... what next?

Some of the most popular jobs teaching graduates in West Virginia pursue include primary school education administrator, education administrator, business teacher, computer science teacher, and mathematical science teacher. If you decide to work as a teacher in West Virginia, you will be joining the ranks of approximately 21,230 West Virginia teacher as of 2010. This number includes 370 english teachers, 1,940 primary school education administrators, and 920 education administrators. The largest populations of West Virginia teacher are working in the following counties:

1. Fayette County - 4,020 teachers
2. Barbour County - 3,760 teachers
3. Boyd County - 3,050 teachers

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 20,100 teachers will be working in West Virginia. This would require the number of teacher to grow by 6%.

Salary

teachers in West Virginia make an average of $46,704 per year. But, salaries for teacher can vary. In 2010, teacher made as little as less than $16,600 per year or as much as more than $121,670 per year in West Virginia. The following counties in West Virginia have the highest average salaries for teachers:

1. Fayette County - $54,278 per year
2. Boone County - $50,595 per year
3. Belmont County - $49,502 per year

The West Virginia counties with the lowest average salary for teachers are:

1. Washington County - $46,008 per year
2. Barbour County - $46,423 per year
3. Boyd County - $48,006 per year

On average, the highest paid teachers in West Virginia were:

1. Education Administrator - $74,360 per year
2. Primary School Education Administrator - $63,180 per year
3. Mathematical Science Teacher - $56,920 per year

On average, the lowest paid teachers in West Virginia were:

4. Social Science Teacher - $30,570 per year
5. Literacy Teacher - $28,960 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in teaching in West Virginia and to compare salaries with various related fields such as early childhood education or special education, take a look at the graphs and charts below.