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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$16,340 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 681 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health professions students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

JMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Medical School is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 a year.

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#3

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 a year.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#5

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Richmond. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Richmond are $16,320 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at South University, Richmond

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Lynchburg Report

#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at George Mason University Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 744
Georgia 265
North Carolina 566
Tennessee 437
Kentucky 161
Louisiana 101
Alabama 137
South Carolina 242
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 105
West Virginia 95

Allied Health Professions is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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