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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$15,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in Virginia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Sentara College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesapeake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $1,181 a year.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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.

JMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Radford 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 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.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Virginia.

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#5

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.

Mary Baldwin graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Virginia Medical School graduate students pay an average of $22,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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

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#10

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. South University, Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Allen.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University, Richmond are $16,320 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 19 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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