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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,471 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia to see which 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 Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
$12,638 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JMU are $12,638 per year.

JMU also made our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lynchburg are $33,500 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#4

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA
$31,140 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions 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 undergraduate at Mary Baldwin are $31,140 a year.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Radford are $11,542 per year.

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#6

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA
$18,000 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, South University, Richmond did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South University, Richmond are $18,000 a year.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

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

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA
$34,490 Average Tuition & Fees

Shenandoah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shenandoah are $34,490 a year.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

George Mason University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges 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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