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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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 very large public school located in the 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 made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dabney S Lancaster Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wytheville Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Patrick Henry Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.

Patrick Henry undergraduate students pay an average of $4,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #6, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public school with a small student population.

PVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. VHCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Abingdon.

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

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lord Fairfax Community College are $4,739 a year.

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#10

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, VA

Reynolds Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. 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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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
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

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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