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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Virginia

36 Colleges
$48,642 Avg Salary
$22,271 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health professions students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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Out of the 36 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly 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. 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

The excellent programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Virginia. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#9

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #9, Radford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Virginia list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 26 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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