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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

17 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in health professions at University of Virginia, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at VCU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in health professions at Old Dominion, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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#8

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 17 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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