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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$4,940 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 1,447 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #22 most popular major in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Check out the allied health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Dabney S Lancaster Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. DSLCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Clifton Forge.

DSLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at DSLCC accumulate an average of around $18,542 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Highlands Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,710 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from VHCC carry an average student debtload of $10,656.

Full Allied Health Professions at Virginia Highlands Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lord Fairfax Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lord Fairfax Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,739 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Lord Fairfax Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,236.

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#4

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Piedmont Virginia Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. PVCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

PVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from PVCC carry an average student debtload of $15,198.

Full Allied Health Professions at Piedmont Virginia Community College Report

#5

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blue Ridge Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $5,364 per year. On average, allied health graduates from BRCC take out $15,302 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southwest Virginia Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Richlands, Southwest Virginia is a public school with a small student population.

Southwest Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $4,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Southwest Virginia accumulate an average of around $6,201 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at Southwest Virginia Community College Report

Tidewater Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,136.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,299
North Carolina 1,932
Florida 3,670
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
South Carolina 644
Louisiana 593
Arkansas 609
Alabama 797
Mississippi 504
West Virginia 356

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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