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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

11 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Virginia. In fact, 6,980 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Lynchburg is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #9, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
North Carolina 5,768
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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