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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is the #33 most popular major in Virginia with 1,071 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Virginia Tech also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Public Health at Virginia Tech

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Liberty University

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Lynchburg

The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Virginia. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Eastern Virginia Medical School

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

Full Public Health at George Mason University Report

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 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, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in Virginia.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Marymount University

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,455
North Carolina 1,477
Florida 2,030
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
South Carolina 859
Louisiana 362
Arkansas 233
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 352

Public Health 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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