2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.
The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Lynchburg to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. 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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. 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.
With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.
Hampton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hampton are $13,134 a year.
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Shenandoah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Shenandoah also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.
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With a ranking of #10, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 per 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 |
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North Carolina | 18,617 |
West Virginia | 5,590 |
South Carolina | 7,283 |
Florida | 49,046 |
Arkansas | 6,286 |
Mississippi | 6,374 |
Tennessee | 13,576 |
Louisiana | 7,992 |
Alabama | 12,636 |
Kentucky | 10,991 |
Georgia | 15,658 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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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