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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$5,151 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 17,510 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Sentara College of Health Sciences to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $2,637 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

TNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 42 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, John Tyler Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rappahannock Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCC are $4,820 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

With a ranking of #7, Germanna Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

Germanna Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,913 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Wytheville Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Wytheville, WCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCC are $4,725 a year.

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Central Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Virginia Community College are $4,838 a year.

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Southside Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

Southside Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,695 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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).

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