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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$15,977 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

With 690 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #14 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate 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 7 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Virginia. 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.

Full Public Health at Old Dominion University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

GMU also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

Full Public Health at Shenandoah University Report

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Eastern Virginia Medical School graduate students pay an average of $22,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 851
Georgia 898
North Carolina 564
Tennessee 242
Kentucky 128
Louisiana 208
Alabama 387
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 96
Arkansas 59
West Virginia 106

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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