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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$17,484 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in Virginia for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sentara College of Health Sciences are $2,637 per year.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $10,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

JMU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Centra College of Nursing

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 31 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Centra College of Nursing landed the # 4 spot on the list. Centra College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Centra College of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $14,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Mary Washington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMW are $13,800 a year.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

VCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Wise, UVa - Wise is a public college with a small student population.

UVa - Wise undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.

University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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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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