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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 9 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Full Public Health at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Medical School is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 per year.

Full Public Health at Eastern Virginia Medical School Report

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at George Mason University Report

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#9

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Marymount University

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 9 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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