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Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$15,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Virginia to see which master'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 Master's 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 master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Sentara College of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $1,181 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. 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.

JMU also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#5

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mary Baldwin University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mary Baldwin graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $22,901 per year.

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Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#10

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Richmond are $16,320 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 19 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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