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2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$18,928 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Public Health Schools

#1

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Radford University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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

Full Public Health at Radford University Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Public Health at Old Dominion University Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Located in the 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 undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

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#5

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lynchburg are $33,500 a year.

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$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VCU are $15,028 per year.

Full Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Health Schools in Virginia list.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.

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

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#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA
$34,490 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students. Located in the small 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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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 11 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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