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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Lynchburg. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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.

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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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

Full Health Professions at Radford University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #6, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #7, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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

GMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

With a ranking of #8, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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

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#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. South University, Richmond is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Allen.

South University, Richmond graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 a year.

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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

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.

  • 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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