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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

33 Colleges
$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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Of the 254 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Virginia Medical School, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 33 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 33 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 33 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Of the 138 students majoring in health professions at Radford, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% 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
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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