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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

33 Colleges
$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 254 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 138 students majoring in health professions at Radford, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #10, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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