2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Lynchburg the best value school in Virginia for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.
Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 per year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.
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Hampton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hampton are $13,134 a year.
Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.
Shenandoah did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
With a ranking of #10, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 per year.
Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 |
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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 12 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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