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Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$7,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the best value school in Virginia for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Virginia Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Virginia.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Dabney S Lancaster Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSLCC are $4,710 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southside Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wytheville Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the distant town of Wytheville, WCC is a public school with a small student population.

WCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Patrick Henry Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Patrick Henry are $4,720 a year.

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Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PVCC are $4,790 a year.

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Virginia Highlands Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. VHCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Abingdon.

VHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Mountain Empire Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MECC are $4,710 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Lord Fairfax Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lord Fairfax Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lord Fairfax Community College are $4,739 per year.

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Reynolds Community College

Richmond, VA

Reynolds Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,998 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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