2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since William & Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at JMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Christopher Newport University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CNU. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Mary Washington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
UMW does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Mennonite University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Eastern Mennonite does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Marymount University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Marymount does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Radford University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Online graduate courses are available at Radford, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that VCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Bridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Bridgewater does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Old Dominion University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Old Dominion. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Longwood University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Longwood. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Lynchburg ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Lynchburg does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bluefield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bluefield College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Hampton University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.
Hampton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 27% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #20, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mary Baldwin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
Liberty University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Norfolk State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Norfolk State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Regent. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
South University, Virginia Beach came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.
South University, Virginia Beach does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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